John William Williams

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1873–1875 5th Mongonui and Bay of Islands Independent
1876–1879 6th Mongonui and Bay of Islands Independent

John William Williams (6 April 1827 – 27 April 1904) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Northland, New Zealand.

Williams was born in Pahia on 6 April 1827. He was one of the sons of Marianne Williams and the pioneering New Zealand missionary Archdeacon Henry Williams.[1]

He represented the Mongonui and Bay of Islands electorate from 1873 to 1879, when he was defeated.[2]

He married Sarah Busby (1835–1913), daughter of James Busby. They had 11 children including Kenneth Williams, who became a politician.

He died in Napier on 27 April 1904.

References

  1. ^ "On the Fourth Page". Hawke's Bay Herald. Vol. XXXIX, no. 12743. 28 April 1904. p. 2.
  2. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 246. OCLC 154283103.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Mongonui and Bay of Islands
1873–1879
Succeeded by