Cathcart Wason Politician

(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.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 17, 1848
Birth place	Girvan
Date of death	April 19, 1921
Place of death	London

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Member of parliament

electionmajority	7 162
region	Selwyn (New Zealand electorate) Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency) Coleridge (New Zealand electorate)
relation	Peter Cathcart Wason Eugene Wason Rigby Wason