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,

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

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. In the 1933 King's Birthday Honours, Barton was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) for public services in Napier. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.

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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