MACKY, JOHN (1820-91) was a native of County Londonderry, Ireland, where he received the first of his education. He studied for the ministry of the Presbyterian Church at Glasgow University, graduating M.A. (1839). In 1842 he was ordained by the Derry presbytery, and appointed to the charge of Fahan, County Londonderry, where he laboured until being called by the mission directors of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland for the New Zealand field (1853). He sailed the following year in the Cashmere with his parents and his own family. On his arrival he established the church at Otahuhu, holding services in the store near the wharf until the church at Otara was completed. For 20 years he lived on his farm at Papatoetoe until the completion of his manse permitted him to move in (1872). During that time he ministered to a very wide district and made many long journeys on horseback. In 1862 he was moderator of the first General Assembly of the Church. In 1890 he retired with the rank of pastor emeritus of Otara. His death occurred on 23 Jan 1891.

Dickson (p); N.Z. Herald, 24 Jan, 5 Feb 1891.

Reference: Volume 2, page 18

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