John Stead (mayor)

John Stead
Mayor of Invercargill
In office
1898–1899
Preceded byHugh Mair
Succeeded byJames Smith Goldie
In office
1917–1921
Preceded byDuncan McFarlane
Succeeded byJohn Lilicrap
Personal details
Born21 April 1854
Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died26 August 1922(1922-08-26) (aged 68)

John Stead (21 April 1854 – 26 August 1922) was a Scottish-born New Zealand politician. He was a losing candidate in the 1894 Invercargill mayoral election and 1896 Invercargill mayoral election. He was deputy mayor of Invercargill from 1915 to 1916 and mayor of Invercargill twice (1898–1899 and 1917–1921). He was the father of All Blacks rugby player Billy Stead.