DYER, WILLIAM JOHN, was in Sydney before coming to New Zealand in 1857, when he opened a store at the Bluff. He lived in Tokomairiro for many years and during that time he was several times mayor of Milton and represented the district in the Otago Provincial Council (1864-66). He contested the parliamentary seat without success.

Otago P.C. Proc.; Roberts, Southland; Cycl. N.Z., iv, 845, 965, 1014.

Reference: Volume 1, page 129

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