WHYTE, JOHN BLAIR (1840-1914) was for many years from 1868 farming in the Waikato. For two years he was mayor of Hamilton. From 1879-90 he was member for Waikato in the House of Representatives, and in 1891 he was called to the Legislative Council, retiring in 1897. Whyte was appointed by the Bank of New Zealand as referee to determine land values. After a trip to England on banking business, he returned to Auckland as representative of an English syndicate to report on goldmining in the province. After a visit to New South Wales in the same capacity, he returned to England, where he died in July 1914.

N.Z.P.D., 26 Aug 1914; Cycl. N.Z., ii; Otago Daily Times, 27 Jul 1914.

Reference: Volume 2, page 254

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