James Escott

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James Escott
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1911–1914 18th Pahiatua Reform
1914–1916 19th Pahiatua Reform

James Henry Escott (17 April 1872 – 28 July 1916) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Escott was born in Orepuki and moved to Woodville when he was 18. He fought in the Boer War.[1]

He won the Pahiatua electorate in 1911, and held it until he died in 1916.[2] He had been planning to join the fight in World War I before his illness and death.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "OBITUARY". Wairarapa Age. Papers Past. 29 July 1916.
  2. ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 105.