John James North (26 July 1871 – 14 July 1950) was a New Zealand Baptist minister, editor and the first principal of the New Zealand Baptist Theological College. He was born in Dukinfield,

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, England, in 1871. He was appointed an

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in the 1950 New Year Honours "for services to the Baptist organisation in New Zealand". His son

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was a lawyer and judge.

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1871 births 1950 deaths New Zealand Baptist ministers New Zealand theologians People from Dukinfield English emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire {{NewZealand-academic-bio-stub