BUCKLAND, JOHN CHANNING (1844-1909) was a son of W. T. Buckland and was born in Auckland. Educated at the Grammar School and St John's College there, he served in the Waikato war with Nixon's cavalry and, after a trip to England, settled at Otahuhu. A few years later he took up the Tumai estate near Waikouaiti, Otago, and subsequently Lake Taieri station. In 1899 he sold his Otago interests and settled at The Glen, Akaroa. Buckland was a member of the Waikouaiti county council and road board and represented the district in Parliament (1884-87). He married (1867) a daughter of W. Fairburn. His death occurred on 4 Apr 1909.

Cycl. N.Z., iii (p); Lyttelton Times, 6 Apr 1909.

Reference: Volume 1, page 73

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