James Gore (1834 – 23 July 1917) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Otago region of New Zealand, and Mayor of Dunedin.

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1884–1887 9th Dunedin South Independent

He represented the Dunedin South electorate from 1884 to 1887, when he was defeated.[1]

He was Mayor of Dunedin from 1881 to 1882.

Gore came eighth in the three-member City of Dunedin electorate in the 1896 election.[2][3]

Gore died in Dunedin on 23 July 1917, and was buried at Dunedin Southern Cemetery.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 200. OCLC 154283103.
  2. ^ "Otago". Auckland Star. Vol. XXVII, no. 305. 23 December 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. ^ "City of Dunedin Electoral District". Otago Daily Times. No. 10666. 4 December 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 15 January 2016.