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Anderson, John, 1820-1897

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1820 - 1897

Biography

John Anderson (1820-1897) was an early settler, blacksmith, engineer, business owner, municipal and city councillor, and mayor of Christchurch City (1869).

Citation:
A more detailed biography of John Anderson is availabe on Canterbury Stories via Christchurch City Libraries. https://www.canterburystories.nz/stories/people-christchurch/john-anderson

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Anderson, 1869

 Item
Identifier: CCC/ARC/S114/1/4
Scope and Contents

Portrait of John Anderson, who served as the Mayor of Christchurch in 1869.

Dates: 1869

The Bricks: painting of the first settlement on the Plains lithograph

 Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0655
Scope and Contents

A framed early Christchurch Press lithograph of John Durey's watercolour painting of The Bricks in the winter of 1851.

From the print: "The Bricks was the first settlement on the Plains. During the winter of 1851 the following were the residents there, looking from left to right: Messrs. Jollie, Durey, Anderson, and Inwood".

Dates: 1851

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