' s ▁first ▁two ▁cabin ets . ▁ ▁Biography ▁D ash wood ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁vic ar . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁and ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force . ▁Following ▁the ▁war , ▁a ▁varied ▁career ▁saw ▁him ▁become ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁England , ▁a ▁far mer ▁in ▁Trans va al ▁and ▁a ▁rub ber ▁plant ation ▁owner ▁in ▁Mal aya . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁car ▁sales man ▁and ▁shell ▁deal er . ▁ ▁He ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁manager ▁of ▁a ▁shop ▁owned ▁by ▁A . B . ▁Donald ▁& ▁Co . ▁Initial ly ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Rak ah anga , ▁he ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Mau ke , ▁where ▁he ▁married ▁a ▁local ▁woman ▁named ▁Kop u . ▁He ▁began ▁writing ▁under ▁the ▁pen ▁name ▁Julian ▁Hill as ▁( his ▁moth ers ' ▁ma iden ▁name ), ▁publishing ▁books ▁including ▁I ▁Know ▁an ▁Island ▁and ▁Today ▁is ▁Fore ver ▁( rep ub lished ▁as ▁South ▁Se as ▁Parad ise ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁having ▁several ▁articles ▁printed ▁in ▁Pacific ▁Islands ▁Month ly . ▁ ▁D ash wood ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁from ▁the ▁Mau ke ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁by - e lection . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁the ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁was ▁rev amp ed , ▁with ▁members ▁given ▁specific ▁port