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Mr James WARDEN (1820 - 1904)

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Date of Birth: 01/03/1820
Place of Birth: Kirriemuir, Forfarshire, Scotland
Date of Death: 24/10/1904
Place of Death: Boolgata, near Milton, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Petition of Wilson and Cawley Committee No.21 11 Apr 1876 19 Jul 1876 3 months 9 days
Bathurst Hospital Bill Committee No.19 15 Mar 1876 18 Mar 1876 4 days
Letter addressed to M.M Rochefort and Grousset Committee No.12 04 May 1875 01 Jun 1875 29 days
Member for Shoalhaven 14 Dec 1874 12 Oct 1877 2 years 9 months 29 days
Petition of James Twaddell Committee No.28 04 Mar 1873 17 Mar 1873 14 days
St Andrew’s College Committee No.13 02 Jul 1872 13 Aug 1872 1 month 12 days
Member for Shoalhaven 05 Mar 1872 28 Nov 1874 2 years 8 months 24 days
Member for Shoalhaven 21 Aug 1871 03 Feb 1872 5 months 14 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 21 Aug 1871 12 Oct 1877 6 years 1 month 22 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Farmer. Parents died when he was young. With assistance of aunt learned a trade as a ships carpenter at Dundee then Newport; learned some boat building and went to sea as a ship's carpenter. Arrived in Hobart in Tasmania. c. 1844 went to New South Wales; became a ship builder at Ulladulla in partnership with brother, firm building 11 or 12 ships. Abandoned ship building c.1855, purchasing Boolgata Estate in the Ulladulla district and became a farmer.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman of Ulladulla and was a Mayor several times.
Personal
Married Sarah Gates on c.1850 at Sydney and had issue, 1 daughter and 4 sons. Church of England. His nephew, Winter Warden, was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
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.