caption predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place office birth_date order term_start spouse image article_title term_end name restingplace
john barr chiselling a stone , ca 1930 oliver samuel edward henry clark 7 december 1930 paisley , scotland dunedin , new zealand member of the new zealand legislative council 1 january 1867 8th chairman of committees of the legislative council 8 july 1925 22 january 1907 helen barr john barr stonemason , 1930.jpg john barr -lrb- new zealand politician -rrb-
 7 december 1930 7 december 1930 john barr bromley cemetery
john barr -lrb- new zealand politician -rrb-

john barr -lrb- 1 january 1867 -- 7 december 1930 -rrb- was a new zealand politician representing labour interests .
a stonemason by trade , he was involved in many organisations , was a community leader in redcliffs and became mayor of sumner .
the establishment of redcliffs school is credited to him .
he was a member of the legislative council for 23 years , where he held the role of chairman of committees for the years before his death .
