John Anderson Gilfillan
He was elected to the Auckland Provincial Council at the 1853 New Zealand provincial elections . He represented the Suburbs of Auckland electorate in the first council , from 20 July 1853 until 25 September 1855 . He then represented the Auckland West electorate in the fifth council from 2 May 1867 until 27 May 1868 . He was a member of the executive council for three periods ( 14 March 1854 – 21 January 1855; 8 April 1864 – 4 November 1864; 6 May 1867 – 6 February 1868 ) and during some of that time , he was Provincial Secretary . 
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