Douglas David Robert Cresswell (25 July 1894 – 29 November 1960) was a New Zealand writer, historian, and broadcaster.
[1][2] His younger brother, Walter D'Arcy Cresswell, also known as an author in later life, was born in 1896.
[2] Douglas Cresswell was educated at Robin Hood Bay in Port Underwood in the Marlborough Sounds, and later (1908–12) at Christ's College in Christchurch.
From the 1930s, Cresswell became well known for his talks on radio covering topics including pioneer settlers, farming and industry,[3] and he wrote many books, particularly about 19th century European settlement in New Zealand.
[5] In later life he lived in Governors Bay where a road - Cresswell Avenue - is named after him.