John North (theologian)

John James North OBE (26 July 1871 – 14 July 1950) was a New Zealand Baptist minister, editor and the first principal of the New Zealand Baptist Theological College.

He was born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, in 1871.

[1] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1950 New Year Honours "for services to the Baptist organisation in New Zealand".

[2] His son Alfred was a lawyer and judge.

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