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Major James Barclay SHAND (1870 - 1944)
- Date of Birth: 01/01/1870
- Place of Birth: Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
- Date of Death: 21/12/1944
- Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Parliamentary Service
| Position | Start | End | Period | Parliament | Notes |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | 22 Sep 1926 | 21 Dec 1944 | 18yr(s) 2mth(s) 30day(s) | | |
| Member for Cumberland | 22 Sep 1926 | 7 Sep 1927 | 11mth(s) 17day(s) | 27th (1925 - 1927) |  |
| Member for Hornsby | 8 Oct 1927 | 18 Sep 1930 | 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 11day(s) | 28th (1927 - 1930) | |
| Member for Hornsby | 25 Oct 1930 | 18 May 1932 | 1yr(s) 6mth(s) 24day(s) | 29th (1930 - 1932) | |
| Member for Hornsby | 11 Jun 1932 | 12 Apr 1935 | 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 2day(s) | 30th (1932 - 1935) | |
| Member for Hornsby | 11 May 1935 | 24 Feb 1938 | 2yr(s) 9mth(s) 14day(s) | 31st (1935 - 1938) | |
| Member for Hornsby | 26 Mar 1938 | 18 Apr 1941 | 3yr(s) 24day(s) | 32nd (1938 - 1941) | |
| Member for Ryde | 10 May 1941 | 24 Apr 1944 | 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) | 33rd (1941 - 1944) | |
| Member for Ryde | 27 May 1944 | 21 Dec 1944 | 6mth(s) 25day(s) | 34th (1944 - 1947) | |
| Honorary Minister | 22 Aug 1935 | 13 Apr 1938 | 2yr(s) 7mth(s) 23day(s) | | |
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Political Party Activity
National Councillor 1929 - 1930, United Australia Party, councillor 1935 -1937, dropped from Ministry in 1938, became an Independent; associated with moves to form the Political Reformist League in 1944; whip 1932 - 1935.
Community Activity
Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1915.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Clerk and company secretary. Educated at Fort Street public school; joined wool and stock firm of Harrison, Jones and Devlin, as clerk, became secretary of the company., which later amalgamated with Goldsborough Mort and Company Limited; visited United Kingdom and Europe in 1914; secretary of Master Butchers' Federation of New South Wales until 1926
Military Service
Joined volunteer defence forces as a young man, Torpedo and Signalling Corps, served with Australian Infantry Forces 1915 - 1918 Mining Corps, major, invalided home in 1917, quarter-master at Molongolo Concentration Camp, Volunteer Officers' Decoration in 1922.
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Drummoyne 1905 - 1911.
Personal
Son of George Shand, joiner, and Elizabeth Burns. Married Ann Donald in 1896 and had issue, 1 daughter and 2 sons. Funeral at Northern Suburbs crematorium from Epping Congregationalist church.
Additional Information
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