ESCOTT, JAMES HENRY (1872-1916) was born at Orepuki, Southland, and educated there. Brought up on his father's farm, he moved to the North Island in 1890 and farmed at Woodville from 1896. In the Boer War he served in the 2nd New Zealand Contingent. Escott was a member of the Woodville County Council and secretary of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association and was a strong supporter of the temperance movement. He represented Pahiatua in Parliament (1911-16) as a supporter of the Reform party and was chairman of the A to L petitions committee. He died on 28 Jul 1916.

N.Z.P.D. and Evening Post, 28 Jul 1916. Portrait: Parliament House.

Reference: Volume 1, page 133

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