John Aitken (Mayor of Wellington)
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John Guthrie Wood Aitken (1849–1921) was the Mayor of Wellington
, New Zealand
from 1900 to 1904.
He represented the City of Wellington
electorate from 1902 to 1905, and then the Wellington East
electorate from 1905 to 1908, when he retired.
He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1914 to 1921. He was Chairman of the Wellington Education Board, and in 1917 was the first layman to be Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
Mayor of Wellington
The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of Wellington, New Zealand, and presides over the Wellington City Council. The Mayor of Wellington administers only Wellington City itself — other municipalities in adjacent areas of the Wellington Region such as Lower Hutt, Upper...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
from 1900 to 1904.
He represented the City of Wellington
Wellington (New Zealand electorate)
Wellington , was a parliamentary electorate in Wellington, New Zealand. It existed from 1853 to 1905 with a break in the 1880s. It was a multi-member electorate. The electorate was represented by 24 Members of Parliament....
electorate from 1902 to 1905, and then the Wellington East
Wellington East (New Zealand electorate)
Wellington East was a parliamentary electorate in the eastern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand from 1887 to 1890 and from 1905 to 1946. It was succeeded by the Miramar electorate....
electorate from 1905 to 1908, when he retired.
He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1914 to 1921. He was Chairman of the Wellington Education Board, and in 1917 was the first layman to be Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.