JOHNSTONE, CAMPBELL (1863-1930) was born at Waiuku, the son of Captain J. Campbell Johnstone (of the 2nd Punjab infantry, H.E.I.C.S., who saw much service in India and settled at Raglan in the early sixties, dying there on 20 Jun 1882). He went to Raglan at an early age, and settled on a block at Whatawhata, where he carried on extensive farming operations. He married (1891) Clementina, daughter of Charles Alexander (of Te Awamutu).

Johnstone was 28 years a member of the Raglan county council (and 20 years chairman); a member of the Waikato hospital board from 1909 (chairman from 1926), and a member of the Auckland harbour board, the highways council, the counties association, the hospital boards association and the Raglan licensing committee. He was a prominent racing owner and a member of the committee of the Waikato Racing and Trotting clubs. He died on 2 Oct 1930.

N.Z. Herald, 3 Oct 1930.

Reference: Volume 1, page 237

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