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James Seaton (New Zealand politician)

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Seaton in 1882
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1875–1879 6th Caversham Independent
1881–1882 8th Peninsula Independent

James Seaton (May 1822 – 18 November 1882) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Dunedin, New Zealand.

Seaton was born in Sorn, East Ayrshire, Scotland, and was one of the original settlers of Otago. He arrived on board the Philip Laing in 1848.[1]

He represented the Caversham electorate from 1875 to 1879, when he retired. He then represented the Peninsula electorate from 1881 to 1882, when he died in a horse and buggy accident.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fatal Accident". Otago Witness. 25 November 1882. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  2. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 233. OCLC 154283103.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Caversham
1875–1879
Succeeded by
New constituency Member of Parliament for Peninsula
1881–1882
Succeeded by