James Job Holland

James Job Holland (1841 – 31 August 1922) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament for the City of Auckland and mayor of the City of Auckland from 1893 to 1896.

Biography

Early life Born in Leicester, England, Holland trained as a builder under his father before emigrating to New Zealand in 1860, settling in Auckland in 1864 after spending time in the Otago gold fields and serving as a sergeant with the Militia in the Waikato during the New Zealand Wars. He established a building and contracting business, and was prominent in many civic and charitable bodies in Auckland. He was a member of Manchester Unity, an Oddfellow and a Freemason.

He was elected to the City of Auckland multi-member electorate in , but was defeated in . He was also defeated in a 1900 by-election after the death of the sitting member William Crowther by Joseph Witheford, despite being endorsed by Seddon.

Upon defeat, Holland was subsequently appointed as a Government trustee to the Auckland Savings Bank. He also served as the chairman of the committee of St. John Ambulance Association.