James Seaton (May 1822 – 18 November 1882) was a 19th-century member of Parliament from

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, New Zealand. Seaton was born in

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, East Ayrshire, Scotland, and was one of the original settlers of

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. He arrived on board the ''

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'' in 1848. He represented the Caversham electorate from

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to 1879, when he retired. He then represented the

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electorate from to 1882, when he died in a

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accident.

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1822 births 1882 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for Dunedin electorates Road incident deaths in New Zealand People from Sorn, East Ayrshire Scottish emigrants to New Zealand 19th-century New Zealand politicians {{NewZealand-politician-stub