McLEOD, JOHN (1825-83) arrived in New Zealand from Sydney with his parents in 1839, and settled in the Bay of Islands, where he took an active part as a volunteer during Heke's war. For eight years he sat in the Auckland Provincial Council, as member for the Northern District (1865-69) and for the Bay of Islands (1870-73). Defeating Carleton in 1871, he occupied the Mangonui and Bay of Islands seat in the House of Representatives until he retired in 1873 to go to Nova Scotia as Wellington provincial immigration officer. He died in Auckland on 18 Sep 1883.

N.Z. Herald, 22 Sep 1883.

Reference: Volume 2, page 22

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