James Gordon (Australian politician)
James Gordon (27 June 1845 – 22 November 1914) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Braidwood to pastoralist Hugh Gordon and Mary Macarthur. He was educated at Macquarie Fields and then became a solicitor's clerk, being admitted as a solicitor in 1869. 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. Gordon died at Young in 1914.[1]
References
- "Mr James Gordon (1845-1914)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by Gerald Spring |
Member for Young 1887–1889 Served alongside: James Mackinnon |
Succeeded by John Gough |
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