John Saxon Barton (13 April 1875 – 2 September 1961) was a New Zealand accountant, writer, lawyer, magistrate and public administrator. He was born in

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

, Victoria, Australia on 13 April 1875. He was one of the two commissioners put in charge of rebuilding

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after the

1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Si ...

. In the 1933 King's Birthday Honours, Barton was appointed a

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(CMG) for public services in Napier. In 1935, he was awarded the

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1875 births 1961 deaths 20th-century New Zealand judges District Court of New Zealand judges Australian emigrants to New Zealand 20th-century New Zealand non-fiction writers New Zealand Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George People from Richmond, Victoria {{NewZealand-law-bio-stub