James Gow (politician)

James Gow
Gow in 1925
Born	James Burman Gow (1862-10-27)27 October 1862. Forfarshire
Died	6 August 1942(1942-08-06) (aged 79) Ōpōtiki
Known for	Member of New Zealand Legislative Council

James Burman Gow (1862 – 6 August 1942) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council.

James Burman Gow passport application (1925)

Gow was born in 1862 in Forfarshire, Scotland.[1] He arrived in New Zealand as a boy[2] and received his education at Otago Boys' High School.[1] He married Agnes Alison Murray in 1886.[1]

He was from Ōpōtiki where he owned a mill.[2] In the 1908 general election he was a candidate for the Bay of Plenty electorate, but he was beaten by William MacDonald in the second ballot.[3] He was a member of the Legislative Council from 7 May 1918 to 6 May 1925; then 7 May 1925 to 6 May 1932, when his term ended. He was appointed by the Reform Government.[4]

He died on 6 August 1942 at his residence in Ōpōtiki,[5] and was survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters.[1]

References

1. "Long Public Service". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. 79, no. 24346. 7 August 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
2. "Legislative Council". Otago Witness. No. 3347. 8 May 1918. p. 37. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
3. The General Election, 1908. National Library. 1909. p. 19. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
4. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 162. OCLC 154283103.
5. "Obituary". Bay of Plenty Beacon. Vol. 05, no. 88. 7 August 1942. p. 5. Retrieved 7 November 2016.