John Barnicoat

John Wallis Barnicoat (1814 – 2 February 1905) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 14 May 1883 to 21 June 1902, when he resigned.[1]

He was from Nelson, and was an early settler there, having arrived in 1842. He had been elected to the first Nelson Provincial Council in 1853. In 1861 he ran unsuccessfully for the position of Superintendent of Nelson Province against John Perry Robinson.

He was the father of Constance Barnicoat.[2]

References

Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 149. OCLC 154283103.
Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 41. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

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[1] Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 149. OCLC 154283103.

[2] Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 41. Retrieved 6 October 2013.