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John Walker Mitchell (1832 – 23 July 1914) was a Scottish-born New Zealand politician. He immigrated to New Zealand from Australia in 1862. He was a losing candidate in the 1871 Invercargill mayoral election and 1895 Invercargill mayoral election. He was twice mayor of Invercargill (1875–1876, 1889–1890) and served as Councillor for two terms (1873–1875, 1887–1889).

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• [1] Mr. John Walker Mitchell|NZETC
• [2] Brief History of Eastern Cemetery – past mayors

• The Statutes of New Zealand, page 20.