▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : S wed ish ▁male ▁bad m inton ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁An st ey ▁J P ▁( 1 8 5 6 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁far mer ▁from ▁South ▁Can ter bury ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament , ▁representing ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁An st ey ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Dev ons hire , ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁on ▁his ▁father ' s ▁farm ▁in ▁T iver ton . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁Rev . ▁Martin ▁An st ey . ▁ ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁via ▁Ly tt el ton . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁years , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁she ar er ▁and ▁engine - driver . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁he ▁married ▁B ess ie ▁Chamber lain ▁of ▁Had stock ▁Est ate ▁in ▁the ▁Ell es m ere ▁district ▁near ▁Christ ch urch . ▁His ▁wife ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cher it on ▁Fitz pa ine ▁in ▁Dev on , ▁which ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁grew ▁up . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁bought ▁land ▁in ▁P are ora , ▁some ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Tim aru . ▁In ▁ 1 8