John Grigg (New Zealand politician)

John Grigg (21 April 1828 – 5 November 1901) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand.

John Grigg Statue in Baring Square, Ashburton
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1884–1885 9th Wakanui Independent

Grigg was born in Bodbrane, Cornwall, England, on 21 April 1828[1] and baptised in the nearby Duloe two days later.[2]

He briefly represented the Wakanui electorate from 23 July 1884 to 4 June 1885, when he resigned.[3]

References
  1. Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 332. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. Lawrence, Morag. "Grigg, John". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 201. OCLC 154283103.


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