James Winter Scott

{{Short description|British Whig politician}}

{{other people|James Scott}}

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James Winter Scott (26 May 1799 – 4 January 1873){{Rayment-hc|h|1|date=March 2012}} was a British Whig politician from Hampshire.

Scott was the son of James Scott who was MP for Bridport from 1820 to 1826.{{Cite web |title=SCOTT, James (?1776-1855), of Rotherfield Park, nr. Alton, Hants; Manor House, Shepperton and 22 Grafton Street, Mdx. {{!}} History of Parliament Online |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/scott-james-1776-1855 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}

On 24 January 1828, he married Lucy Jervoise, daughter of Sir Samuel Clarke Jervoise: Scott's brother-in-law, Jervoise, was an MP for the neighbouring South Hampshire seat.

Scott was elected at the 1832 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the newly created Northern division of Hampshire.{{cite book

|last=Craig

|first=F. W. S.

|authorlink= F. W. S. Craig

|title=British parliamentary election results 1832–1885

|origyear=1977

|edition= 2nd

|year=1989

|publisher=Parliamentary Research Services

|location=Chichester

|isbn= 0-900178-26-4

|page=393

}}{{London Gazette

|issue= 19007

|date=25 December 1832

|page=2811

|city=London

}} He was re-elected in 1835,{{London Gazette

|issue= 19234

|date=30 January 1835

|page=168

|city=London

}} but retired from the House of Commons at the 1837 general election.{{cite news

|title=General Election

|date=29 June 1837

|work=The Times |location=London |pages=3, col D

}} He made no recorded contribution to debates.{{cite web |title=Mr James Scott 1799 – 1873 |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-james-scott |website=Historic Hansard |access-date=23 August 2021}}

He was nominated as High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1861{{cite news

|title=Nomination of Sheriffs

|date=13 November 1861

|work=The Times

|pages=6, col F

|location=London

}} and in 1862,{{cite news

|title=Nomination of Sheriffs

|date=13 November 1862

|work=The Times

|pages=7, col F

|location=London

}} and after a third nomination in 1863{{cite news

|title=Nomination of Sheriffs

|date=13 November 1863

|work=The Times

|pages=3, col F

|location=London

}} he was appointed to the office in 1864,{{cite news

|title=Sheriffs For 1864

|date=4 February 1864

|work=The Times

|pages=12, col A

|location=London

}} when his address was given as Rotherfield Park, Alton.{{London Gazette|issue=22815|page=525|date=3 February 1864}}

Scott and his wife had eight children. The family lived at Rotherfield Park, East Tisted.