John North (theologian)

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John James North {{post-nominals|country=NZL|OBE}} (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, Cheshire, England, in 1871.{{DNZB|title=John James North|first= Angus|last= MacLeod|id=3n11|accessdate=23 April 2017}}

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1950 New Year Honours "for services to the Baptist organisation in New Zealand".{{London Gazette |issue=38798 |date=30 December 1949 |page=36 |supp=y }} His son Alfred was a lawyer and judge.{{cite book |title=Who's Who in New Zealand, 1978 |last=Traue |first=James Edward |year=1978 |edition=11th |publisher=Reed Publishing |location=Wellington |page=209}}