John Cracroft Wilson

Sir John Cracroft Wilson
KCSI CB
John Cracroft Wilson sitting on a chair, visible from above the lower leg, wearing medals pinned to his jacket, with a full white beard.
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for City of Christchurch
In office
1861–1866
Preceded byHenry Sewell
Succeeded byJames FitzGerald
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Coleridge
In office
1866–1870
Preceded bynew constituency
Succeeded byJohn Karslake Karslake[1]
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Heathcote
In office
1872–1875
Preceded byJohn Hall
Succeeded byJames Temple Fisher
Personal details
Born21 May 1808
Onamore, India
Died2 March 1881(1881-03-02) (aged 72)
Cashmere, New Zealand
Spouses
  • Elizabeth (née Wall)
  • Jane Torie (née Greig)
Relations
Children8 (Laura, William, Emma, Frederick, Constance, Alexander, Laura, and Walter) from first marriage
ResidenceCracroft Wilson estate
Occupation
  • civil servant
  • farmer
  • politician

Sir John Cracroft Wilson KCSI CB (21 May 1808 – 2 March 1881), also known as Nabob Wilson, was a British-educated civil servant in India, farmer and politician in New Zealand.

  1. ^ "The New Parliament". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XXX, no. 41. 18 February 1871. p. 2.