James Atkinson (Australian politician)

James Henry Atkinson (c. 1820 – 31 August 1873) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was born at Wakefield in Yorkshire. He ran a wool washing works at Botany Swamps before erecting a dam at Lachlan Swamps around 1849. He later expanded to become a fellmonger. In 1859 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Central Cumberland, serving until his resignation due to insolvency in 1863.^[1] Atkinson died at Newtown in 1873.^[2]

References

1. "In insolvency". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 65. 21 April 1863. p. 918. Retrieved 16 June 2021 – via Trove.
2. "Mr James Henry Atkinson (1820-1873)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New seat	Member for Central Cumberland 1859–1863 Served alongside: John Laycock	Succeeded by Allan Macpherson