James Winter Scott

James Winter Scott (26 May 1799 – 4 January 1873)[1] was a British Whig politician from Hampshire.

He was elected at the 1832 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the newly created Northern division of Hampshire.[2][3] He was re-elected in 1835,[4] but retired from the House of Commons at the 1837 general election.[2][5]

He was nominated as High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1861[6] and in 1862,[7] and after a third nomination in 1863[8] he was appointed to the office in 1864,[9] when his address was given as Rotherfield Park, Alton.[10]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 393. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
3. "No. 19007". The London Gazette. 25 December 1832. p. 2811.
4. "No. 19234". The London Gazette. 30 January 1835. p. 168.
5. "General Election". The Times. London. 29 June 1837. pp. 3, col D.
6. "Nomination Of Sheriffs". The Times. London. 13 November 1861. pp. 6, col F.
7. "Nomination Of Sheriffs". The Times. London. 13 November 1862. pp. 7, col F.
8. "Nomination Of Sheriffs". The Times. London. 13 November 1863. pp. 3, col F.
9. "Sheriffs For 1864". The Times. London. 4 February 1864. pp. 12, col A.
10. "No. 22815". The London Gazette. 3 February 1864. p. 525.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Winter Scott