John Bird Hine (1868 – 4 February 1954) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in the

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region of New Zealand. He was Minister of Internal Affairs from 1919 to 1920 in the Reform Government. He won the Stratford electorate in the 1908 general election, and held it to

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, when he was defeated by

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of the Liberal Party. In 1935, he was awarded the

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. Hine died on 4 February 1954, and was buried at Kopuatama Cemetery in Stratford.

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1868 births 1954 deaths Reform Party (New Zealand) MPs Unsuccessful candidates in the 1919 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1922 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1905 New Zealand general election Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Burials at Kopuatama Cemetery {{NewZealand-politician-stub