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Shanahan was born on 10 June 1910 at [[Alexandra, New Zealand|Alexandra]]. He was educated at the [[Kavanagh College|Christian Brothers' Boys' School]] in [[Dunedin]] and [[Waitaki Boys' High School]], passing the public service entrance examination in 1926. He joined the public service in 1928 and studied part-time at the [[University of Otago]] and [[Victoria University of Wellington]], graduating from Victoria with a Master of Laws (LLM) in 1936.<ref name="DNZB Shanahan">{{DNZB|McGibbon|Ian|5s11|Shanahan, Foss|16 August 2012|}}</ref> |
Shanahan was born on 10 June 1910 at [[Alexandra, New Zealand|Alexandra]]. He was educated at the [[Kavanagh College|Christian Brothers' Boys' School]] in [[Dunedin]] and [[Waitaki Boys' High School]], passing the public service entrance examination in 1926. He joined the public service in 1928 and studied part-time at the [[University of Otago]] and [[Victoria University of Wellington]], graduating from Victoria with a Master of Laws (LLM) in 1936.<ref name="DNZB Shanahan">{{DNZB|McGibbon|Ian|5s11|Shanahan, Foss|16 August 2012|}}</ref> |
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He started in the Customs Department, then in 1939 joined the Prime Minister’s Department, in the section that became the [[New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade]]. He was Assistant Secretary of the War Cabinet 1940-45, Deputy Secretary of the External Affairs Department 1943-55, [[Secretary of the Cabinet (New Zealand)|Secretary of Cabinet]] 1946-55 |
He started in the Customs Department, then in 1939 joined the Prime Minister’s Department, in the section that became the [[New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade]]. He was Assistant Secretary of the War Cabinet 1940-45, Deputy Secretary of the External Affairs Department 1943-55, [[Secretary of the Cabinet (New Zealand)|Secretary of Cabinet]] 1946-55<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=19 December 1945 |title=Personal Items |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19451219.2.90?items_per_page=10&page=7&phrase=2&query=%22secretary+to+cabinet%22&snippet=true |work=Evening Post Volume CXL Issue 147 Page 8 |location=Wellington |access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=13 June 1955 |title=N.Z. Mission in Singapore |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19451219.2.90?items_per_page=10&page=7&phrase=2&query=%22secretary+to+cabinet%22&snippet=true |work=Press Volume XCI Issue 27683 Page 10 |location=Christchurch |access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref>, and Head of Defence Secretariat 1949-55. He set up the Cabinet Secretariat, and was known as "Foss the Boss." |
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He served as Commissioner then High Commissioner to Singapore (also to Malaya and Ambassador to Thailand) 1955-58, then as High Commissioner to Canada 1958-61 and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York 1958-62. In the [[1962 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|1962 Queen's Birthday Honours]], Shanahan was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=42685 |date=10 June 1961 |page=4347 |supp=3}}</ref> |
He served as Commissioner then High Commissioner to Singapore (also to Malaya and Ambassador to Thailand) 1955-58, then as High Commissioner to Canada 1958-61 and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York 1958-62. In the [[1962 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|1962 Queen's Birthday Honours]], Shanahan was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=42685 |date=10 June 1961 |page=4347 |supp=3}}</ref> |
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