John A. Millar

The Honourable John A. Millar
4th Minister of Railways
In office 24 May 1908 – 24 August 1912
Prime Minister	Joseph Ward
Preceded by	William Hall-Jones
Succeeded by	Arthur Myers
Personal details
Born	8 July 1855 Jalandhar, India
Died	15 October 1915 Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	Liberal

John Andrew Millar (8 July 1855 – 15 October 1915) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party from Otago.

Born in Jalandhar, India, in 1855, he first came to New Zealand in 1870, but then embarked on a seafaring career. In 1881, he changed from international to coastal shipping. Although an officer, he was a member of the union. When he was elected the first full-time general secretary of the Federated Seamen's Union of New Zealand in 1887, he moved to Port Chalmers, as that is where the union's headquarters were.

He was a Member of Parliament for Chalmers in the 12th Parliament 1893–1896, for the City of Dunedin in the 13th, 14th and 15th Parliaments 1896–1905, for Dunedin Central in the 16th Parliament 1905–1908, and for Dunedin West in the 17th and 18th Parliaments 1908–1914.

He disagreed with some Liberal policies, but did not join the New Liberal Party group in 1905.

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