John Henry Levien (1810/1811 – 7 June 1876) Esquire, JP was a Freemason[1] and Mayor of Nelson in New Zealand from 1875 to 1876.

[13] As a result of Levien's hard work he set the accounts in order, urged economy from the newly elected Councillors and returned the council to credit.

[16] On 19 February 1876 the Eastern Extension Australia and China Telegraph Company cable linking New Zealand with Australia and the Far East was landed at Schroder's Mistake, Wakapuaka (now known as Cable Bay) 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Nelson.

[17] This significant event prompted Levien to invite the Governor (The Marquess of Normanby), Premier (Julius Vogel) and ministers to celebrate the landing.

[18] Levien died in office on 7 June 1876 after a long and painful illness aged 65 years.