WALLACE, JOHN (1820-85) was born at Kintyre, Scotland, and came to Auckland in 1856, starting farming with his brothers at Mangere. He served on the highway board and the school committee, and was an elder of the Presbyterian church at Otara until joining the Wesleyan denomination. He represented Franklin in the Auckland Provincial Council (1861-65). Wallace died on 25 Nov 1885.

Parltry Record; Auckland P.C. Proc; N.Z. Herald, 1 Mar 1886.

Reference: Volume 2, page 230

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