John Wilson (businessman) explained

John Alexander Wilson (21 April 1829  - 28 April 1909) was a notable New Zealand farmer, soldier, public servant, judge and businessman. He was born in Condé-sur-Noireau, France in 1829. He was the son of Anne Wilson and the Rev. John Alexander Wilson, who joined the Church Missionary Society (CMS) and was stationed at Tauranga.^[1]

Wilson was a member of the Auckland Provincial Council, representing the Pensioner Settlements electorate from 7 October 1857 to 12 September 1861.^[2] He was a judge at the Native Land Court for many years. He owned Whakaari/White Island off the coast from Tauranga and had it mined for sulphur.

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Alexander Wilson, edited by C.J. Wilson . Missionary Life and Work in New Zealand, 1833 to 1862: Being the Private Journal of the Late Rev. John Alexander Wilson . Early New Zealand Books (NZETC). 1889. 3 February 2019.
2. Book: Scholefield, Guy . Guy Scholefield

   . Guy Scholefield . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 . 3rd . First published in 1913 . 1950 . Govt. Printer . Wellington . 186.