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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Mr. John Charles Johnson

Mr. John Charles Johnson, J.P., Proprietor of “Willowbank,” was born in the Isle of Wight in 1851, and educated at the Bedford Grammar School. He came to New Zealand per ship “Edinburgh Castle” in 1870, landing in Wellington, where he afterwards served two years in the Armed Constabulary. In 1871 he engaged in contracting in the Waikato, After a visit to England in 1884, Mr. Johnson, on his return to New Zealand the following year, settled in Whananaki, where he conducted large sawmill for some time in partnership with Mr. C. Galbraith. Mr. Johnson has the welfare of the whole district at heart and is ever ready to forward its interests. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1891.

Mr. J. C. Johnson's Homestead.

Mr. J. C. Johnson's Homestead.