James Gordon (Australian politician)
James Gordon (27 June 1845 – 22 November 1914) was a politician and solicitor in New South Wales, Australia.
He was born at Braidwood to pastoralist Hugh Gordon and Mary Macarthur.[1] His grandfather was Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur. He was educated at Macquarie Fields by his uncle, the Reverend . He became an articled clerk to solicitor John Dunsmore then an associate to John Hargrave in the District Court before being admitted as a solicitor in 1869.[2] He settled in Young, and on 9 January 1872 married Eleanor Jamieson Grant, with whom he had seven children. In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Free Trade member for Young. He was defeated in 1889.[3]
Gordon died at Young on 22 November 1914 (aged 69).[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Mr James Gordon (1845-1914)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr J Gordon MLA for Young". Australian Town and Country Journal. 2 April 1887. p. 10. Retrieved 3 June 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Young". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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- 1845 births
- 1914 deaths
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Free Trade Party politicians