John Kneebone | |
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.jpg) Kneebone in 2018 | |
| President of Federated Farmers | |
| In office 1974–1977 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Thomas Kneebone (1935-09-04)4 September 1935 Matamata, New Zealand |
| Died | 28 June 2020(2020-06-28) (aged 84) Cambridge, New Zealand |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Matamata College |
| Occupation | Dairy farmer |
John Thomas KneeboneCMG (4 September 1935 – 28 June 2020) was a New Zealand local politician and farming leader. He was a member of the Matamata County Council from 1959 to 1967, and was president ofFederated Farmers between 1974 and 1977.
Born inMatamata on 4 September 1935, Kneebone was educated atHinuera School andMatamata College.[1] On 11 December 1965, he married Kay Alexander, and the couple went on to have three children.[1]
Kneebone was a farmer and company director, and was active in local politics and as a farming leader. He was an elected member of the Matamata County Council between 1959 and 1967.[1] He was elected as president ofFederated Farmers in 1974,[2] and served in that position until 1977.[1] He was appointed to theWaitangi Tribunal in 1989,[3] and served for 17 years. He was the inaugural chair of the Lake Taupō Protection Trust, established to administer an $80 million fund to protect the water quality ofLake Taupō.[4]
Kneebone was the inspiration behind theNational Agricultural Fieldays, established in 1969, after visiting the United Kingdom on a Nuffield Scholarship in 1966.[1][5] He also served as a member of the Land Settlement Board and the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council.[1]
In the1988 New Year Honours, Kneebone was appointed aCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George, for public services and services to agriculture.[6]
Kneebone died inCambridge on 28 June 2020.[7]
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