James Gore (1834 – 23 July 1917) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Otago region of New Zealand, and Mayor of Dunedin. He represented the Dunedin South electorate from to 1887, when he was defeated. He was Mayor of Dunedin from 1881 to 1882. Gore came eighth in the three-member electorate in the . Gore died in Dunedin on 23 July 1917, and was buried at Dunedin Southern Cemetery. References 1834 births 1917 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Mayors of Dunedin New Zealand MPs for Dunedin electorates Unsuccessful candidates in the 1887 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1896 New Zealand general election Burials at Dunedin Southern Cemetery 19th-century New Zealand politicians