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Mr James MORGAN (1853 - 1933)

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Date of Birth: 01/01/1853
Place of Birth: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date of Death: 09/08/1933
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Resumption of Land, Woolloomooloo Bay. Committee No. 13 29 Nov 1894 05 Jul 1895 7 months 7 days
Refreshment Committee No. 4 29 Aug 1894 05 Jul 1895 10 months 7 days
Member for Dubbo 17 Jul 1894 05 Jul 1895 11 months 19 days
Application of Mr J.F Connelly to Mine in the Parish of Currajong Committee No.10 13 Mar 1894 01 May 1894 1 month 19 days
Application of Mr J.F Connelly to Mine in the Parish of Currajong Committee No.12 28 Nov 1893 08 Dec 1893 11 days
Silkstone Coal-mine Railway Act Amending Bill Committee No.10 15 Nov 1893 21 Nov 1893 7 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 26 Sep 1893 26 Sep 1893 1 day
Case of John Deniff Committee No.27 07 Jun 1893 13 Jun 1893 7 days
Lee and Brady Settlement Bill Committee No.19 14 Feb 1893 01 Mar 1893 16 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 30 Aug 1892 30 Aug 1892 1 day
Watkins Wallis Trust Estate Bill Committee No.26 15 Dec 1891 22 Dec 1891 8 days
Wagga Wagga School of Arts Enabling Bill Committee No.24 26 Nov 1891 09 Dec 1891 14 days
Segenhoe Estate Irrigation Bill Committee No.18 08 Sep 1891 01 Dec 1891 2 months 24 days
Member for Bogan 29 Jun 1891 25 Jun 1894 2 years 11 months 28 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 29 Jun 1891 05 Jul 1895 4 years 7 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Compositor and gold miner. Arrived in New South Wales with parents in 1854. Educated at Paddington National School in Sydney. Became a compositor at Sydney Morning Herald. Journeyed to goldfields. Became a newspaper proprieter and lived at Wonboyn Lake.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Married Mary Gowland on 16 May 1874 at Sydney and had issue, 4 sons. Roman Catholic.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.