John Mathison

John (known as Jock) Mathison OBE (29 September 1901 – 12 October 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was a cabinet minister from 1957 to 1960 in the Second Labour Government.

He represented the Christchurch electorate of Avon from 1947 to 1972, when he retired. He stood for the Hurunui electorate in 1946.

He was born in Peebles, Scotland, and emigrated to New Zealand in 1925. Originally a woollen worker (spinner), he joined the Christchurch Tramways in 1926, and later New Zealand Newspapers (publishers of the Christchurch Star-Sun). He was the president of the Tramways Union 1928-32, and later Chairman of the Tramways Board. He was on the Christchurch City Council 1933-58. He was awarded an OBE in 1973, for services to politics.^[1]

Notes

^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45861. p. 34. 29 December 1972.

References

New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, 4th edition, Government Printer, Wellington)
Who’s Who in New Zealand (1961, 7th edition)
From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage by Barry Gustafson (1986, Reed Methuen, Auckland) ISBN 0474001385 (with Biographical Appendix of MPs)

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Name	Mathison, John
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Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth	29 September 1901
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Date of death	12 October 1982
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