James Alexander Park (1854 â 1928) was a New Zealand businessman and local politician who served as Mayor of Dunedin from 1902 to 1903.
Park was born in 1854 in Edinburgh, Scotland, he spent part of his early life in Tasmania before moving to Dunedin in 1863.
He worked as an auctioneer and estate agent in Dunedin where he was associated with established firms and active in the city's commercial life.
Park served on the Dunedin City Council before his election as mayor. He held office from 1902 to 1903, following George Lyon Denniston and preceding Thomas Scott.
In 1880 Park married Margaret Dunbar Ross with whom he had twelve children. His wife was noted for her involvement in women's suffrage activities in New Zealand.
Park died in Dunedin in 1928, age 74.