James Winter Scott (26 May 1799 – 4 January 1873) was a British Whig politician from Hampshire.
Scott was the son of James Scott who was MP for Bridport from 1820 to 1826.[1]
On 24 January 1828, he married Lucy Jervoise, daughter of Sir Samuel Clarke Jervoise: Scott's brother-in-law, Jervoise, was an MP for the neighbouring South Hampshire seat.
Scott was elected at the 1832 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the newly created Northern division of Hampshire.[2] He was re-elected in 1835, but retired from the House of Commons at the 1837 general election.[3] He made no recorded contribution to debates.[4]
He was nominated as High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1861[5] and in 1862,[6] and after a third nomination in 1863[7] he was appointed to the office in 1864,[8] when his address was given as Rotherfield Park, Alton.
Scott and his wife had eight children. The family lived at Rotherfield Park, East Tisted.
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