John Bacot

John Thomas Watson Bacot (1821–1888) was a New Zealand politician in the Auckland Region.

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1853–1855	1st	Pensioner Settlements	Independent

Biography

Bacot arrived in New Zealand in June 1848 to take up a position as Medical Officer to the Pensioner Settlements, having previously served as an Assistant Surveyor in the British army in India. He retired to England in 1858.

He was a member of New Zealand's 1st Parliament, representing the Pensioner Settlements from 1853 to 1855, when he was defeated.[1]

The Pensioner Settlements electorate consisted of the Auckland suburbs of Howick, Onehunga, Otahuhu, and Panmure.

References

Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 181. OCLC 154283103.

New Zealand Parliament
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Pensioner Settlements 1853–1855 Served alongside: Joseph Greenwood	Succeeded by John Williamson

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[Wilson-1] Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 181. OCLC 154283103.