James Gordon Stuart Grant (c. 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.[3]

Publications

  • The Cynic, Dunedin 1875

References

  1. ^ "The elections: nomination for Caversham". Otago Daily Times. No. 1312. 13 March 1866. p. 4. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Untitled". Otago Daily Times. No. 1316. 17 March 1866. p. 5. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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