John Cracroft Wilson

Sir John Cracroft Wilson KCSI CB
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for City of Christchurch
In office 1861–1866
Preceded by	Henry Sewell
Succeeded by	James FitzGerald
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Coleridge
In office 1866–1870
Preceded by	new constituency
Succeeded by	John Karslake Karslake[1]
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Heathcote
In office 1872–1875
Preceded by	John Hall
Succeeded by	James Temple Fisher
Personal details
Born	21 May 1808 Onamore, India
Died	2 March 1881(1881-03-02) (aged 72) Cashmere, New Zealand
Spouses	Elizabeth (née Wall) Jane Torie (née Greig)
Relations	William Wilson (uncle) Logan Campbell (son-in-law) Mary Grigg (granddaughter)
Children	8 (Laura, William, Emma, Frederick, Constance, Alexander, Laura, and Walter) from first marriage
Residence	Cracroft Wilson estate
Occupation	civil servant farmer politician

Sir John Cracroft Wilson KCSI CB (21 May 1808 – 2 March 1881), also known as Nabob Wilson, was a British-educated civil servant in India, farmer and politician in New Zealand.