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John North (theologian)

John North (theologian)

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John James North OBE (26 July 1871 – 14 July 1950) was a New Zealand Baptist minister, editor and the first principal of the New Zealand Baptist Theological College. He was born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, in 1871.[1]

North in 1932

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1950 New Year Honours "for services to the Baptist organisation in New Zealand".[2] His son Alfred was a lawyer and judge.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    MacLeod, Angus. "John James North". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. [2]
    "No. 38798". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1949. p. 36.
  3. [3]
    Traue, James Edward (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1978 (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed Publishing. p. 209.


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