James Farnell

James Farnell
8th Premier of New South Wales
In office
18 December 1877 – 20 December 1878
GovernorSir Hercules Robinson
Preceded byJohn Robertson
Succeeded byHenry Parkes
Personal details
Born
James Squire Farnell

(1825-06-25)25 June 1825
St Leonards, New South Wales
Died21 August 1888(1888-08-21) (aged 63)
Petersham, New South Wales
Spouse
Margaret O'Donnell
(m. 1853)
ChildrenFrank Farnell

James Squire Farnell (25 June 1825 – 21 August 1888) was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales.[1] Farnell was a hard-working legislator who gave much study to the land question and also tried hard for some years to pass a bill for the regulation of contagious diseases.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nsw was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Farnell, James Squire (1827–1888)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 6 April 2007.