About John Lillicrap
Lived 1866 – 1937 (aged 71). John Lillicrap was a New Zealand politician and lawyer.
John Frederick Lillicrap (1866–1937) was the 29th Mayor of Invercargill from 1921 to 1923. He had been a Borough councillor from 1901 to 1906 and from 1909 to 1921.
He was born in Wellington in 1866, and moved to Invercargill as a child. His father Captain Vernon Lillicrap was in charge of the Immigration Barracks.
He was a lawyer, and also practised from 1929 to 1936 in Palmerston North. He married Catherine Anne Wilson in 1899; they had one son and one daughter.
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Who was John Lillicrap?
New Zealand politician (1866–1937)
When was John Lillicrap born?
John Lillicrap was born on 1 July 1866 in Wellington.
When did John Lillicrap die?
John Lillicrap died on 16 November 1937.
What was John Lillicrap's occupation?
John Lillicrap was a politician and lawyer.
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John Lillicrap was New Zealand.
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