John McLeod (New Zealand politician)
John McLeod | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Mongonui and Bay of Islands | |
| In office February 1871 – 1873 | |
| Majority | 68 (21.38%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1825 |
| Died | 18 September 1883 (aged 58) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871–1873 | 5th | Mongonui and Bay of Islands | Independent | ||
John McLeod (1825 – 18 September 1883) was a provincial and national politician in New Zealand. He was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for half a term from 1871 to 1873.
McLeod was born in 1825 and came with his parents from Sydney to the Bay of Islands in Northland, New Zealand, in 1839.[2]
He was a member of the Auckland Provincial Council for eight years, representing the Northern District from 1865 to 1869, then the Bay of Islands from 1870 to 1873.[2] He was elected to Parliament for the Mongonui and Bay of Islands electorate in the 1871 general election. He resigned from Parliament in 1873,[3] to go to Nova Scotia as a Wellington provincial immigration officer.[2] His resignation led to the 1873 Mongonui and Bay of Islands by-election, which was won by John William Williams.[4]
McLeod died in Auckland on 18 September 1883, aged 58.[2][5]
References
- ^ "Election for the Bay of Islands". Auckland Star. Vol. II, no. 345. 16 February 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : M–Addenda (PDF). Vol. II. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. pp. 37f. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 217. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "Auckland". The Evening Post. Vol. IX, no. 147. 5 August 1873. p. 2.
- ^ "Death". Auckland Star. Vol. XXI, no. 4122. 20 September 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2019.