James Macfarlane (2 September 1844 – 24 November 1914) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in Glasgow, he was educated in London at Bruce Coastal School and worked with a shipping firm. He migrated to Australia in 1870, becoming a merchant and shipping agent. In 1901, he was elected to the Australian Senate for Tasmania as a Free Trader. He held the seat until his defeat in 1910.[1]
james, macfarlane, tasmanian, politician, james, macfarlane, september, 1844, november, 1914, scottish, born, australian, politician, born, glasgow, educated, london, bruce, coastal, school, worked, with, shipping, firm, migrated, australia, 1870, becoming, me. James Macfarlane 2 September 1844 24 November 1914 was a Scottish born Australian politician Born in Glasgow he was educated in London at Bruce Coastal School and worked with a shipping firm He migrated to Australia in 1870 becoming a merchant and shipping agent In 1901 he was elected to the Australian Senate for Tasmania as a Free Trader He held the seat until his defeat in 1910 1 The HonourableJames MacfarlaneSenator for TasmaniaIn office 29 March 1901 30 June 1910Personal detailsBorn 1844 09 02 2 September 1844Glasgow ScotlandDied24 November 1914 1914 11 24 aged 70 Hobart Tasmania AustraliaNationalityScottish AustralianPolitical partyFree Trade 1901 06 Anti Socialist 1906 09 Liberal 1909 10 OccupationMerchantMacfarlane died in 1914 2 References edit Rydon Joan 2000 MACFARLANE James 1844 1914 The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate Retrieved 3 January 2023 Carr Adam 2008 Australian Election Archive Psephos Adam Carr s Election Archive Archived from the original on 17 July 2007 Retrieved 23 November 2008 This article about an Australian Free Trade Party politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Macfarlane Tasmanian politician amp oldid 1131465550, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
