James Hiscott

James Hiscott (January 21, 1826 May 26, 1917) was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Lincoln in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1890 to 1898.

He was born in Niagara, Upper Canada in 1826, the son of Richard Hiscott, a soldier in the British army. In 1846, he married Hannah M. Reed. He served as reeve for Niagara Township and was warden for Lincoln County in 1884. Hiscott was a major in the local militia. He grew fruit on his farm near Virgil. He died on May 26, 1917 and is buried at St. Mark's Anglican Cemetery at Lincoln.[1]

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