KING, JOHN (1810-62), an English solicitor, arrived in Wellington in 1844. He took little part in public life, but was a member of the Church of England education society and the Mechanics' Institute. After being defeated for the Provincial Council in 1855 he was elected for Wellington City in 1857 and sat till 1861. He died on 5 Jun 1862.

Reference: Volume 1, page 250

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