John Rutherfurd Blair

John Rutherfurd Blair (8 February 1843 – 25 November 1914) was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand from 1897 to 1899.

In 1860 he migrated to Melbourne, Australia, where he was appointed in charge of the printers Sands and McDougall.

That same year they moved to Wellington where Blair was to be Sands and McDougall's representative, and he remained there for the rest of his life, living first in Vivian Street, and later on The Terrace.

[2] Blair went on to pursue his education interests and directorships of various businesses and institutions.

Blair died at his residence of The Terrace, Wellington aged 71 years old after a fairly long illness.