John Barton (public administrator)

John Saxon Barton CMG (13 April 1875 – 2 September 1961) was a New Zealand accountant, writer, lawyer, magistrate and public administrator. He was born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia on 13 April 1875. He was one of the two commissioners put in charge of rebuilding Napier after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.[1] Barton was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) for his work in Napier.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Axford, C. Joy. "John Saxon Barton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33946. p. 3783. 2 June 1933. Retrieved 15 June 2015.


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