John Stevens

Who was John Stevens?

John Stevens was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Stevens was born in Wellington in 1845.

He represented the Rangitikei electorate from 1881 to 1884 when he was defeated, and then from 1893 to 1896. He unsuccessfully contested the Palmerston electorate in the 1890 election.

He then represented the Manawatu electorate from 1896 to 1902 when he was defeated, and from 1905 to 1908 when he was again defeated.

In his later years, he had become blind and his lower limbs were paralysed, but he was in good spirits and would not allow others to sympathise with him. He was in the midst of a conversation with friends when he leaned back and died on 31 July 1916.