JOYCE, JAMES PARKER (1835-1903) was born at Southampton, England, where he was educated and entered the customs service. In 1855 he emigrated to Victoria, and in 1858 to Southland. He was stockman on Tuturau station, in which he afterwards bought a share, and was clerk of the town board of Invercargill (1864-65). Some time later he became editor of the Southland Times, and then part proprietor of the Southland News, of which he was editor for 40 years.

Joyce was M.H.R. for Wallace (1876-79), for Awarua (1881-84), and for Te Aro (1884-87). In Invercargill he was a promoter of the Horticultural Society. He married (1862) Miss Caydzien (Edinburgh) and he died on 16 Jan 1903.

Beattie i, ii; Cycl. N.Z., iv; Pyke; Otago Daily Times, 16 Jan 1903.

Reference: Volume 1, page 239

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