LINTON, JAMES, was born in Dumfries, Scotland. He came to Australia in the fifties, and to New Zealand in 1860, going first to the goldfields at Queenstown. In 1871 he moved to Palmerston North, and he took a leading part in the progress of that town, of which he was mayor (1879-82 and 1884-85). He was a strong advocate of the Wellington Manawatu railway, and was for many years a director of the company. The town of Linton was named after him. (See E. S. THYNNE.)

Cycl. NZ, i.

Reference: Volume 1, page 266

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