John Pickering

John Pickering (1 May 1814 – 15 October 1891) was a politician in the early days of the colony of South Australia.

History Pickering was born in Ashborne, Warwickshire, England and trained as a carpenter in Leamington after working for some time at a coalyard. He left England for Australia on the Asia, arriving in July 1839. He found ready employment and by 1849 and owned two lots on the Port Road, Hindmarsh and a timber merchant's business.

Politics He served on the Hindmarsh District Council from 1857 to 1866 and had a year each as Chairman and Treasurer. He was, with H. Quarterly, Francis Hunwick, Luther Scammell and John Gibson behind the formation of the Hindmarsh Institute.

In 1881 he was successful in winning one of the six vacant seats in the Legislative Council and retired in 1888. He was a teetotaller, a prominent worker for the Temperance movement and a member of the British and Foreign Bible Society.