John Archer (New Zealand)
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The Reverend and Honourable John Archer |
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Rev John Kendrick Archer in 1922
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| 34th Mayor of Christchurch | |
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In office 1925–1931 |
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| Preceded by | James Flesher |
| Succeeded by | Dan Sullivan |
| Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council | |
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In office 1937–1949 |
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| 8th President of the Labour Party | |
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In office 1928–1929 |
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| Vice President | Jim Thorn |
| Leader | Harry Holland |
| Preceded by | Bob Semple |
| Succeeded by | Jim Thorn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1865 Leicestershire |
| Died | 25 July 1949 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour (1916-49) |
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Social Democratic Party (1913-16) |
| Spouse(s) | Phoebe |
| Children | two sons |
| Occupation | Baptist minister |
John Kendrick Archer (3 March 1865 – 25 July 1949) was a Baptist Minister, Mayor of Christchurch and member of the New Zealand Legislative Council.
Archer was born in Leicestershire, England on 3 March 1865, the son of Mary Kendrick and her husband, Thomas Archer, a master butcher. John was raised as a Methodist and educated at Market Bosworth Grammar School, Leicestershire, and University College Nottingham. From 1888 to 1891 he attended Midland Baptist College, Nottingham.
In 1901 he made a tentative entry into public life, being elected to the board of Hebden Bridge Grammar School. He was a poor law guardian at Grimsby from 1907–1908.
He married Phoebe Elizabeth Gee on 10 July 1894 at the Baptist chapel, Peterborough, Northamptonshire and they had two sons. Rev Archer and his family came to New Zealand in 1908.
After his ordination in 1891 he served in the north of England as pastor at Peterborough (1891–1895), Heptonstall Slack (1895–1903) and Grimsby (1903–1908). When Archer and his family moved to New Zealand in 1908, he became minister of the Baptist Church, Napier until 1913 and serving as chairman of the Main School Committee and the local Technical Education Board. Subsequently, he was minister at Esk Street, Invercargill (1913–1916), and Vivian Street, Wellington (1916–1919). He also served for part of that time as a military chaplain at Tauherenikau Camp, near Featherston. From 1919 until 1932 he was minister of the Baptist Church in Sydenham, Christchurch. After his retirement in 1932 he remained active in the church, serving as president of the Canterbury Auxiliary of the Baptist Union, organising a Sunday school in Christchurch and helping to start a Baptist church at Greymouth.
He was President of the Baptist Union of New Zealand between 1916–1918 and Foundation President of the Invercargill WEA (Workers Educational Association) in 1915.
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