James Escott

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

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

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

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

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[obit-1] "OBITUARY". Wairarapa Age. Papers Past. 29 July 1916.

[Scholefield_1950-2] Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 105.