James Shanks
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James Stewart Shanks was a 19th century Member of Parliament from the Otago Region, New Zealand
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He represented the Mataura
electorate from an 1879 by-election to 1881, when he retired.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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He represented the Mataura
Mataura (New Zealand electorate)
Mataura was a parliamentary electorate in the Southland Region of New Zealand, from 1866 to 1946.-History:Mataura was first established for the 1866 general election...
electorate from an 1879 by-election to 1881, when he retired.