John Walker Mitchell

John Walker Mitchell (1832 – 23 July 1914) was a Scottish-born New Zealand politician. He immigrated to New Zealand from Australia in 1862. He was a losing candidate in the 1871 Invercargill mayoral election and 1895 Invercargill mayoral election. He was twice mayor of Invercargill (1875–1876, 1889–1890) and served as Councillor for two terms (1873–1875, 1887–1889).

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External links

• http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d7-d6-d15.html Mr. John Walker Mitchell|NZETC
• https://icc.govt.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Past-Mayors-updated-March-20161.pdf Brief History of Eastern Cemetery – past mayors

Bibliography

• The Statutes of New Zealand, page 20.