John Grigg (New Zealand politician)

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John Grigg (21 April 1828 – 5 November 1901) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Grigg was born in Bodbrane, Cornwall, England, on 21 April 1828{{cite book | editor-last = Scholefield | editor-first = Guy | editor-link = Guy Scholefield | title = A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L | volume = I | year = 1940 | publisher = Department of Internal Affairs | location = Wellington | url = https://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/documents/dnzb-1940/scholefield-dnzb-v1.pdf | access-date = 16 July 2016 | page=332}} and baptised in the nearby Duloe two days later.{{DNZB|Lawrence |Morag |2g20|Grigg, John |16 July 2016}}

He briefly represented the Wakanui electorate from 23 July 1884 to 4 June 1885, when he resigned.{{cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 |edition= 4 |orig-year= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher=V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc= 154283103 |page=201}}