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Alfred Arthur James (25 August 1887 – 12 February 1938) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Alfred James | |
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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 25 August 1887 Warragul, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 12 February 1938 50) | (aged
Political party | Labor |
Other political affiliations | Country Party |
Spouse | Eliese Ebert (m.1910) |
Occupation | Farmhand |
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 30 April 1910 he married Eliese Ebert in Prahran and together had three daughters. James died in February 1938.[1]
James, representing the Labor Party, won the seat of Logan at the 1918 Queensland state election, defeating Reginald King, the National 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]
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