John Anstey

John Anstey JP (1856 – 28 August 1940) was a farmer from South Canterbury in New Zealand.

[1] On 20 September 1881, he married Bessie Chamberlain of Hadstock Estate in the Ellesmere district near Christchurch.

[1] He was on the Timaru Borough Council, belonged to the South Canterbury Power Board from its beginning, and was a member of the Chamber of Commerce for two decades.

[4] Anstey was a member of the Royal Land Commission from 1905 and as a result of this work, he was appointed to the Legislative Council on 22 January 1907 by the Liberal Government.

[5] He won the Waitaki electorate in 1914, when he defeated Norton Francis of the Reform Party by 3070 votes to 2914.