James Gow | |
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![]() Gow in 1925 | |
Born | James Burman Gow 27 October 1862. |
Died | 6 August 1942 | (aged 79)
Known for | Member of New Zealand Legislative Council |
James Burman Gow (1862 – 6 August 1942) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council.
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]
James Gow | |
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![]() Gow in 1925 | |
Born | James Burman Gow 27 October 1862. |
Died | 6 August 1942 | (aged 79)
Known for | Member of New Zealand Legislative Council |
James Burman Gow (1862 – 6 August 1942) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council.
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]