Alfred James

Alfred James
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Logan
In office
16 March 1918  9 October 1920
Preceded by James Stodart
Succeeded by Reginald King
Personal details
Born Alfred Arthur James
(1887-08-25)25 August 1887
Warragul, Victoria, Australia
Died 12 February 1938(1938-02-12) (aged 50)
Political party Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s) Eliese Ebert (m.1910)
Occupation Farmhand
Religion Church of England

Alfred Arthur James (25 August 1887 - 12 February 1938) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

James was born in Warragul, Victoria, the son of Samuel Arthur James and his wife Alice (née Cleak). He was educated in Warragul and after leaving school he worked as a farmhand . He then was a journalist and editor for the Producer in Caboolture.[1]

On the 30th April 1910 he married Eliese Ebert in Prahran and together had three daughters. James died in February 1938.[1]

Public career

James, representing the Labor Party, won the seat of Logan at the 1918 Queensland state election, defeating Reginald King, the Nationalist candidate.[2] By the time of the 1920 state election, James had switched to the Country Party but lost to his 1918 opponent, Reginald King.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. "SUMMARY OF POLLING.". The Brisbane Courier (19,571). Queensland, Australia. 11 October 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 21 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "SUMMARY OF POLLING.". The Brisbane Courier (20,376). Queensland, Australia. 14 May 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 21 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
James Stodart
Member for Logan
19181920
Succeeded by
Reginald King
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