STALLWORTHY, JOHN (1854-1923), a son of the Rev. George Stallworthy, was born in Samoa and educated at the Blackheath school in London. He came to New Zealand in the City of Auckland (1872), was employed for a while in a sawmill at Whangaroa, and then teaching under the Auckland education board, at Newmarket (1880) and Aratapu (1884). He established the Aratapu Gazette (1884) and in 1890 retired from teaching to enter journalism. Besides conducting the Aratapu Gazette he acquired the Te Kopuru Bell (afterwards the Wairoa Bell). Stallworthy was the first chairman of the northern Wairoa hospital board, was a member of the Auckland education board from 1903; and local president and a member of the executive of the Farmers' union. He was postmaster at Aratapu, formed a branch there of the Knights of Labour, and was president of the timber workers' union. A strong Liberal, he contested the Kaipara seat against A. E. Harding in 1902. He was elected to Parliament in 1905 and again in 1908, and was defeated by J. G. Coates in 1911. Stallworthy was a Methodist local preacher. He died on 10 Nov 1923.

His son, ARTHUR JOHN STALLWORTHY (1877-) was M.P. for Eden (1928-35), and Minister of Health (1928-31).

N.Z.P.D., 1 Jul 1924; N.Z. Herald, 12 Nov 1923.

Reference: Volume 2, page 163

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