Jack McCullough (politician)


John Alexander McCullough was a New Zealand tinsmith, trade unionist and political activist.

Biography

He was born in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland on 17 January 1860.
He was elected a member of the Christchurch City Council from 1912 to 1917.
The Riccarton electorate was contested by three candidates in the. George Witty, the incumbent since the, was successful, with Bert Kyle coming second and McCullough coming third. The First Labour Government appointed McCullough to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 9 March 1936. At the end of his seven-year term, he was reappointed on 9 March 1943. He remained a member until his death on 29 July 1947.
He died in Christchurch on 29 July 1947 aged 87.