John Bacot

John Thomas Watson Bacot was a New Zealand politician in the Auckland Region.

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 New [Zealand Parliament|1st Parliament], representing the Pensioner [Settlements (New Zealand electorate)|Pensioner Settlements] from 1853 to 1855, when he was defeated.
The Pensioner Settlements electorate consisted of the Auckland suburbs of Howick, Onehunga, Ōtāhuhu, and Panmure.