Alister Murray Linton (12 March 1904 – 15 August 1980) was a New Zealand surveyor, local politician, land officer, community leader, horticulturist and broadcaster.

Biography

He was born in

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, Manawatu/Horowhenua, New Zealand on 12 March 1904. He was a resident of

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, where he was a councillor for six years, then

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for 18 years from 1953 to 1971. He stood in the general election in the electorate for the

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, but was defeated by Labour's

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. He was appointed a

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in the

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. Linton died in Rotorua in 1980, and was buried at Kauae Cemetery in

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