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New Zealand farming leader (1935–2020)

John KneeboneCMG
Kneebone in 2018
President of Federated Farmers
In office
1974–1977
Personal details
BornJohn Thomas Kneebone
(1935-09-04)4 September 1935
Matamata, New Zealand
Died28 June 2020(2020-06-28) (aged 84)
Cambridge, New Zealand
Spouse Kay Alexander ​(m. 1965)​
Children3
EducationMatamata College
OccupationDairy farmer

John Thomas Kneebone CMG (4 September 1935 – 28 June 2020) was a New Zealand local politician and farming leader. He was a member of the Matamata County Council from 1959 to 1967, and was president of Federated Farmers between 1974 and 1977.

Early life and family

Born in Matamata on 4 September 1935, Kneebone was educated at Hinuera School and Matamata College. On 11 December 1965, he married Kay Alexander, and the couple went on to have three children.

Career

Kneebone was a farmer and company director, and was active in local politics and as a farming leader. He was an elected member of the Matamata County Council between 1959 and 1967. He was elected as president of Federated Farmers in 1974, and served in that position until 1977. He was appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal in 1989.

Kneebone was the inspiration behind the National Agricultural Fieldays, established in 1969, after visiting the United Kingdom on a Nuffield Scholarship in 1966. He also served as a member of the Land Settlement Board and the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council.

In the 1988 New Year Honours, Kneebone was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, for public services and services to agriculture.

Death

Kneebone died in Cambridge on 28 June 2020.

References

  1. ^ Jackson, Desney, ed. (1979). Notable New Zealanders. Auckland: Paul Hamblyn. p. 252. ISBN 086832020X.
  2. "Kneebone, John". Auckland Star. 9 November 1974. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. "Kneebone, John". New Zealand Herald. 14 March 1989. p. 20. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. Bain, Mike (8 June 2018). "Kneebone connected to the backbone of Fieldays". Waikato Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. "No. 51173". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1987. p. 33.
  6. "John Kneebone death notice". New Zealand Herald. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.


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