READING, JOHN BROWN (1812-76) was born in Birmingham and came to New Zealand in the Duke of Roxburgh (1840). A carpenter and builder, he worked at his trade in Wellington for some years and then settled on a farm at Karori. He represented Wellington Country in the Provincial Council (1856-57), and Karori and Makara (1865-69). Reading died on 2 Nov 1876.

Wellington P.C. Proc.; N.Z. Times, 16 Nov 1876.

Reference: Volume 2, page 107

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