Wason, J. Cathcart
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Name (Latin)
Wason, J. Cathcart
Other forms of name
Wason, Cathcart
Wason, John Cathcart
nnaa Wason, John Cathcart, 1848-
Date of birth
1848-11-17
Date of death
1921-04-19
Associated country
Great Britain
New Zealand
Scotland
Associate group
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- English Wikipedia website, viewed June 3, 2013((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, after the failure of his colonial ventures. 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)
- nuc92-4123: Wilson, H. A. A British borderland [MI], 1913(hdg. on GmC rept.: Wason, J. Cathcart; usage: J. Cathcart Wason)
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Cathcart Wason
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Wikipedia description:
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 more than 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.
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