John Findlay (New Zealand politician)

The Honourable Sir John Findlay KCMG KC
10th Attorney-General of New Zealand
In office 23 November 1906 – 26 December 1911
Preceded by	Albert Pitt
Succeeded by	Alexander Herdman
17th Minister of Justice of New Zealand
In office 6 January 1909 – 26 December 1911
Preceded by	James McGowan
Succeeded by	Josiah Hanan
Personal details
Born	21 October 1862 Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	7 December 1929 Horsted Keynes, East Sussex, England
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Josephine Emily Arkle
Relations	James Findlay (son)

Sir John George Findlay KCMG KC (21 October 1862 – 7 December 1929) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, and was a Cabinet minister from 1906 to 1911.

Born in Dunedin in 1862, Findlay graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Laws in 1886 and LLD in 1893. He was admitted to the Bar in 1887 and practised as a lawyer first in Palmerston North and later in Wellington. He was appointed King's Counsel in 1907.

His son was James Findlay.

Findlay was one of nine candidates who contested the three-member City of Wellington electorate in the 1902 election; he came sixth with 33.7% of the vote. He was active with the Liberal Party and wrote much of its election manifesto for the 1905 election.

When the Attorney-General, Albert Pitt, died in November 1906, there were no suitable members of the legal profession in Parliament. Hence, Joseph Ward appointed Findlay to the Legislative Council on 23 November 1906, and appointed him Attorney-General and Colonial Secretary on the same day. During his tenure of the latter post, which he held until 6 January 1909, it was renamed to Minister of Internal Affairs.

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