John Cairney CMG (8 October 1898 – 5 August 1966) was the New Zealand Director-General of Health and Inspector-General of Hospitals, an anatomist, a medical superintendent and a writer and painter.

He was born in Greymouth, New Zealand, on 8 October 1898.

[1] In 1953, Cairney was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.

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