James Scott (1810 – 15 October 1884) was an Australian politician.
Scott was born in
Earlston
Earlston ( sco, Yerlston; gd, Dùn Airchill) is a civil parish and market town in the county of Berwickshire, within the Scottish Borders. It is on the River Leader in Lauderdale, Scotland.
Early history
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Berwickshire
Berwickshire ( gd, Siorrachd Bhearaig) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in south-eastern Scotland, on the English border. Berwickshire County Council existed from 1890 until 1975, when the area became part of t ...
, in Scotland in 1810. In 1869 he was elected to the
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart.
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, representing the seat of
George Town. He served until 1877, and was then elected for
South Launceston
South Launceston is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania
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in 1878, serving until his death in
Launceston in 1884.
References
1810 births
1884 deaths
Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
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