John Chewings

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1969–1972 36th Invercargill National

John Guy Chewings (14 April 1920 – 12 September 1994) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

Chewings was born in 1920 at Invercargill. He received his education at Waitaki Boys' High School. During World War II, he was a flying instructor for the Royal New Zealand Air Force.[1]

He represented the Invercargill electorate in Parliament from 1969 to 1972, when he was defeated.[2]

The year after his defeat, he moved to Whangarei.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Gustafson 1986, p. 303.
  2. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 189.

References

  • Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Ralph Hanan		 Member of Parliament for Invercargill
1969–1972		 Succeeded by
J. B. Munro


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