John Howell (pioneer)
John Howell (1809 – 25 May 1874) was a New Zealand whaler, trader, pastoralist and politician.

Howell was born in 1809. He settled in New Zealand, and established the settlement that is today known as Riverton. He was a member of the Southland Provincial Council from 1862 to 1864 for the Riverton electorate, and from 1864 to 1867 for the Aparima electorate.

Howell's Cottage, which was built for him at Riverton in 1837/38, is the oldest building in Riverton. It is one of very few surviving New Zealand buildings that predates the 1840s, and is listed as a Category I building by Heritage New Zealand.

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1810 births
1874 deaths
New Zealand traders
New Zealand people in whaling
New Zealand farmers
People from Eastbourne
English emigrants to New Zealand
Members of the Southland Provincial Council
19th-century New Zealand politicians
Ellison family