John Rutherford Blair
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John Rutherford Blair was the Mayor of Wellington
, New Zealand
from 1898 to 1899.
He was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland
, and was a paper merchant. From 1899 to 1902 he was Chairman of the Bank of New Zealand
, and for many years he was Chairman of the Wellington Education Board.
Mayor of Wellington
The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of Wellington, New Zealand, and presides over the Wellington City Council. The Mayor of Wellington administers only Wellington City itself — other municipalities in adjacent areas of the Wellington Region such as Lower Hutt, Upper...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
from 1898 to 1899.
He was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and was a paper merchant. From 1899 to 1902 he was Chairman of the Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand is one of New Zealand’s largest banks and has been operating continuously in the country since the first office was opened in Auckland in October 1861 followed shortly after by the first branch in Dunedin in December 1861...
, and for many years he was Chairman of the Wellington Education Board.