The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
Mr. John Watson
Mr. John Watson, Headmaster of the Longbeach public school, was born in Christchurch, and educated at Brookside. He was afterwards a pupil-teacher under Mr. Baldwin, for three years, and also went through a two years' course of training at the Normal School, and obtained his D certificate. He has been master of the Selwyn public school, and the Killinchy public school, and was in South Canterbury for five years, after which he was for two years at Kyle, whence he was appointed to Longbeach in 1890. As a Freemason he is a member of Lodge Ashburton, No. 1811, and was initiated in 1895. Mr. Watson is married, and has three sons and four daughters.
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Mr. J. Watson.