| James Gow | |
| Birth Name: | James Burman Gow |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 1862. |
| Birth Place: | Forfarshire |
| Death Place: | 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.Gow was born in 1862 in Forfarshire, Scotland. He arrived in New Zealand as a boy[1] and received his education at Otago Boys' High School.[2] He married Agnes Alison Murray in 1886.
He was from Ōpōtiki where he owned a mill. 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.