Cathcart Wason
John Cathcart Wason (17 November 1848 – 19 April 1921), generally known as Cathcart Wason, was a Scottish farmer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament in two countries: first in New Zealand and then in Scotland. He established Barrhill, a model village, and after the failure of this colonial venture, he returned to Scotland. An unusually large man (he was over 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall), he is noted both as an innovative farmer and for having passed his time in the British House of Commons by knitting.
Cathcart Wason | |
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Cathcart Wason, ca 1878 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Coleridge | |
| In office 6 January 1876 – 14 April 1879 | |
| Majority | 7 |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wakanui | |
| In office 9 December 1881 – 22 February 1892 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Selwyn | |
| In office 4 December 1896 – 15 November 1899 | |
| Majority | 162 |
| Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland | |
| In office 1900 – 19 April 1921 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1848 Girvan, Scotland |
| Died | 19 April 1921 (aged 72) London, England |
| Spouse | Alice Seymour Bell |
| Relations | Rigby Wason (father) Eugene Wason (brother) Peter Cathcart Wason (grand-nephew) John William Crombie (nephew-by-marriage) |
| Children | nil |
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