Crawford was born in Woonona, New South Wales, to parents James Crawford and his wife Ellen (née Simpson) and attended school while still in Woonona. He was a coalminer in Wollongong in 1883 and by 1888 he was in Narrandera working for the railways. He became a barrister and solicitor working out of Clermont.[1]
When working in the mines he became involved in the labour movement, becoming vice-president of the Australian Workers' Association in Cobar, New South Wales, and secretary of the Fitzroy Miners' Union. He was a member of the Royal Commission into the Mount Morgan disaster in 1908.[1]
In 1905 he married Myra Clarke but it is not recorded if they had any children.[1] He drowned in the catastrophic floods that hit Clermont in December 1916.[2][1]
Political careeredit
Crawford represented the state seat of Fitzroy from 1909 until 1912. He then represented the new seat of Mount Morgan in 1912 but was defeated by James Stopford in 1915. He started out representing the Labour Party but by the end of his political career he was a member of the Ministerialists.[1]
james, crawford, australian, politician, james, crawford, march, 1870, december, 1916, barrister, member, queensland, legislative, assembly, james, crawfordmember, queensland, legislative, assembly, fitzroyin, office, october, 1909, april, 1912preceded, byhenr. James Crawford 4 March 1870 28 December 1916 was a barrister and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1 James CrawfordMember of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for FitzroyIn office 2 October 1909 27 April 1912Preceded byHenri CowapSucceeded byKenneth GrantMember of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mount MorganIn office 27 April 1912 22 May 1915Preceded byNew seatSucceeded byJames StopfordPersonal detailsBornJames Crawford 1870 03 04 4 March 1870Woonona New South Wales AustraliaDied28 December 1916 1916 12 28 aged 46 Clermont Queensland AustraliaPolitical partyMinisterialOther politicalaffiliationsLabourSpouseMyra Clarke m 1905 OccupationBarristerBiography editCrawford was born in Woonona New South Wales to parents James Crawford and his wife Ellen nee Simpson and attended school while still in Woonona He was a coalminer in Wollongong in 1883 and by 1888 he was in Narrandera working for the railways He became a barrister and solicitor working out of Clermont 1 When working in the mines he became involved in the labour movement becoming vice president of the Australian Workers Association in Cobar New South Wales and secretary of the Fitzroy Miners Union He was a member of the Royal Commission into the Mount Morgan disaster in 1908 1 In 1905 he married Myra Clarke but it is not recorded if they had any children 1 He drowned in the catastrophic floods that hit Clermont in December 1916 2 1 Political career editCrawford represented the state seat of Fitzroy from 1909 until 1912 He then represented the new seat of Mount Morgan in 1912 but was defeated by James Stopford in 1915 He started out representing the Labour Party but by the end of his political career he was a member of the Ministerialists 1 References edit a b c d e f Former Members Parliament of Queensland 2015 Retrieved 28 March 2016 Clermont and Copperfield Queensland Places Retrieved 28 March 2016 Parliament of QueenslandPreceded byHenri Cowap Member for Fitzroy1909 1912 Succeeded byKenneth GrantNew seat Member for Mount Morgan1912 1915 Succeeded byJames Stopford Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Crawford Australian politician amp oldid 1054532416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,