John O'Donovan (police commissioner)

John O'Donovan MVO ISO (22 May 1858 – 8 April 1927) was a New Zealand police commissioner. He was born in Ross Carbery, County Cork, Ireland, in 1858.[1] He came to New Zealand in 1878 to join his brother Richard, who had represented Okarito on the Westland County Council (1872–1873) and on the Westland Provincial Council (1874–1876).[1][2]

References

Dunstall, Graeme. "John O'Donovan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. pp. 242, 244.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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[DNZB_O'Donovan-1] Dunstall, Graeme. "John O'Donovan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.

[Scholefield_1950-2] Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. pp. 242, 244.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)