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Alfred Arthur James

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Alfred James
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Logan
In office
16 March 1918 – 9 October 1920
Preceded byJames Stodart
Succeeded byReginald King
Personal details
Born
Alfred Arthur James

(1887-08-25)25 August 1887
Warragul, Victoria, Australia
Died12 February 1938(1938-02-12) (aged 50)
Political partyLabor
Other political
affiliations
Country Party
SpouseEliese Ebert (m.1910)
OccupationFarmhand

Alfred Arthur James (25 August 1887 – 12 February 1938) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

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James was born in Warragul, Victoria, the son of Samuel Arthur James and his wife Alice (née Cleak). He was educated in Warragul and after leaving school he worked as a farmhand. He then was a journalist and editor for the Producer in Caboolture.[1]

On 30 April 1910 he married Eliese Ebert in Prahran and together had three daughters. James died in February 1938.[1]

Public career

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James, representing the Labor Party, won the seat of Logan at the 1918 Queensland state election, defeating Reginald King, the National candidate.[2] By the time of the 1920 state election, James had switched to the Country Party but lost to his 1918 opponent, Reginald King.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. ^ "SUMMARY OF POLLING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 19, 571. Queensland, Australia. 11 October 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 21 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "SUMMARY OF POLLING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 376. Queensland, Australia. 14 May 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 21 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Logan
1918–1920
Succeeded by