- John Joyce (New Zealand)
John Joyce (1839-1899) was a
New Zealand Member of Parliament forAkaroa andLyttelton , in theSouth Island .Member of Parliament
John Joyce represented
Lyttelton (1887-90; 1893-99) andAkaroa (1890-93) in theNew Zealand House of Representatives (Wilson, p.209).Born in
England , Joyce went to Victoria,Australia in 1854, and then came toNew Zealand in 1861 (see Hamer for biographical details on Joyce).Joyce was a
lawyer inChristchurch .Further Reading
*"The New Zealand Liberals: The Years of Power, 1891-1912" by David Hamer (1988, Auckland University Press, Auckland)
*"The New Zealand Parliamentary Record: 1840-1984" by J.O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
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