John Trotter (died 28 July 1954) was an Australian businessman who worked for Burns Philp in Tonga and Fiji for over 30 years. He served as a member of the Legislative Council of Fiji between 1938 and 1944.
John Trotter | |
|---|---|
| Nominated member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 1938–1944 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 28 July 1954 Auckland, New Zealand |
Biography
editAfter graduating from Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Trotter moved to Tonga in 1913 to set up the Tonga Agricultural College.[1][2] The following year he went to France to fight in World War I, returning to Tonga in 1918 to become manager of the Haʻapai branch of Burns Philp.[1]
In 1933 Trotter moved to Levuka in Fiji, before relocating to Suva three years later, where he became general manager of Burns Philp in the territory.[1] In 1938 he was appointed to the Legislative Council to replace John Maynard Hedstrom,[3] remaining a member for six years.[1]
Trotter retired from Burns Philp in June 1953 and moved to New Zealand.[2] He died in Auckland in July 1954 at the age of 66, leaving a widow and two daughters.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Mr John Trotter Pacific Islands Monthly, August 1954, p139
- ^ a b Mr. and Mrs. John Trotter Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1953, p62
- ^ Mr. John Trotter Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1938, p9