James Gordon Stuart Grant Explained

James Gordon Stuart Grant (1834  - 27 February 1902) was a New Zealand demagogue, journalist and eccentric. He was born in Glenlivet, Banffshire, Scotland in circa 1834.

He unsuccessfully stood in the 1859 Town of Dunedin by-election against James Macandrew. He won election to the Otago Provincial Council in an October 1865 by-election and was a member until 1867 when he did not stand for re-election. Instead, he stood for superintendent of the Otago Province but only received 2 of the 3,653 votes cast.

From 1866, he stood in numerous parliamentary elections, including the in the Caversham electorate,[1] [2] and the, and for the electorate. The last election in which he stood was the . when he received one vote (presumably his own).

He died penniless in 1902.

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Notes and References

  1. News: The elections: nomination for Caversham . 30 October 2019 . . 1312 . 13 March 1866 . 4.
  2. News: Untitled . 30 October 2019 . . 1316 . 17 March 1866 . 5.