James Parker | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burke | |
In office 26 October 1875 – 21 June 1876 | |
Preceded by | William Hodgkinson |
Succeeded by | Patrick O'Sullivan |
Personal details | |
Born | James Augustus Parker c. 1820 |
Died | 7 January 1899 (aged 78 or 79) Jembaicumbene, New South Wales, Australia |
Resting place | Braidwood General Cemetery |
Occupation | Crushing mill operator, Miner and mill proprietor |
James Augustus Parker (c. 1820 – 7 January 1899) was a miner, mill proprietor, and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Parker was born around 1820 to parents John Parker and his wife Rebecca.[2]
When the member for the Queensland state seat of Burke, William Hodgkinson, resigned in 1875 to head up a government expedition, Parker won the subsequent by-election unopposed.[3] Parker himself went on to resign the seat in June of the following year.[1]
He died at Jembaicumbene, New South Wales in 1899[1] and was buried in the Braidwood General Cemetery.[4]