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

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

1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, also known as the Napier earthquake, occurred in New Zealand at 10:47am on 3 February, killing 256,The exact number of deaths varies according to different sources; the ''New Zealand Listener'' article cited be ...

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

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George I ...

(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 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake {{NewZealand-law-bio-stub