Mr James George CARROLL (1855 - 1927)**

Date of Birth: 01/01/1855 Place of Birth: Tipperary, Ireland Date of Death: 13/07/1927 Place of Death: North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 17 Jul 1894 16 Jul 1904 9yr(s) 11mth(s) 30day(s) Member for Lachlan 17 Jul 1894 5 Jul 1895 11mth(s) 19day(s) 16th (1894 - 1895) Member for Lachlan 24 Jul 1895 3 Sep 1896 1yr(s) 1mth(s) 11day(s) 17th (1895 - 1898) Member for Lachlan 11 Sep 1896 8 Jul 1898 1yr(s) 9mth(s) 28day(s) 17th (1895 - 1898) Member for Lachlan 27 Jul 1898 11 Jun 1901 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s) 18th (1898 - 1901) Member for Lachlan 22 Jun 1901 16 Jul 1904 3yr(s) 25day(s) 19th (1901 - 1904) Cootamundra Racecourse Bill. Committee No. 7 30 Oct 1894 5 Jul 1895 8mths 6days 16th (1894 - 1895) Dismissal of Constable Easterbrook Committee No.7 17 Sep 1895 20 Nov 1895 2mths 4days 17th (1895 - 1898) Land fronting Throsby and Cottage Creeks, sold by A.A Dangar, Esquire Committee No.18 28 Jul 1896 16 Nov 1896 3mths 20days 17th (1895 - 1898) Ryan’s Conditional Purchase in the Wagga Wagga Land District Committee No.21 4 Aug 1896 10 Sep 1896 1mth 7days 17th (1895 - 1898) Claim of Mr. Alfred J.Hack Committee No.28 22 Sep 1896 16 Nov 1896 1mth 26days 17th (1895 - 1898) Land Fronting Throsby and Cottage Creek sold by A.A. Dangar, Esq. Committee No. 9 30 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 3mths 24days 18th (1898 - 1901) Claim of John Brennan against Roads Department Committee No 14 11 Oct 1898 23 Dec 1898 2mths 13days 18th (1898 - 1901) Illawarra Harbour and Land Corporation Act Further Amendment Bill Committee No.22 2 Dec 1898 6 Dec 1848 18th (1898 - 1901) Terrace Street Closing Bill Committee No.8 9 Aug 1899 15 Aug 1899 7days 18th (1898 - 1901) Claim of Mr Sherlock Barron, North Botany Committee No.10 15 Aug 1899 23 Nov 1899 3mths 9days 18th (1898 - 1901) Claims of Mrs Guilfoyle, widow of the late Forester at Moama Committee No.13 24 Oct 1899 23 Nov 1899 1mth 18th (1898 - 1901) Mine at Brindebella, owned by the Bank of North Queensland Committee No. 21 21 Nov 1899 30 Nov 1899 10days 18th (1898 - 1901) Yass Roman Catholic Church Trustees Enabling Bill Committee No.24 21 Dec 1899 22 Dec 1899 2days 18th (1898 - 1901) Broken Hill Abattoirs, Markets, and Cattle sale Yards Bill Committee No.2 19 Jun 1900 18 Jul 1900 30days 18th (1898 - 1901) Conditional Purchase of George Humphries Cowled Committee No. 10 3 Jul 1900 26 Jul 1900 24days 18th (1898 - 1901) Case of William Reid Committee No.18 28 Aug 1900 20 Nov 1900 2mths 24days 18th (1898 - 1901) Proposed Government Alignment of Flood-street Leichhardt Committee No.22 6 Sep 1900 29 Nov 1900 2mths 24days 18th (1898 - 1901) Tied Houses Committee No.8 22 Aug 1901 18 Sep 1901 28days 19th (1901 - 1904) Land fronting Throsby and Cottage Creeks, sold by A.A Dangar, Esquire Committee No.12 2 Oct 1901 20 Dec 1901 2mths 19days 19th (1901 - 1904) Proposed Government Alignment of Flood street, Leichhardt Committee No.21 28 Nov 1902 9 Dec 1902 12days 19th (1901 - 1904)

Political Party Activity

Protectionists 16th and 17th (to 24 July 1895) Parliaments. Country Party in the 17th (from 11 September 1896) to 19th Parliaments.

Community Activity

Commissioned as Justice of the Peace in 1899. Member of the Farmers and Settlers' Association

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Publican and land and mining agent. Primary school education. Initially employed as a saddler at Hillston from 1876. Between 1883 and 1894, was the licensee of Tattersall's Hotel at Hillston. Was a publican when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly. After moving to Sydney, became a land and mining agent. Bankrupted in 1896 and was discharged in 1897. At a later time became a land and mining agent.

Personal

Son of James (Senior) and Katherine Carroll. Arrived in New South Wales in 1867. Married Lizzie Sweetman and had issue, 1 son and 1daughter. Roman Catholic. Waverley cemetery from Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Darlinghurst.

Additional Information

References: Members of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales 1856-1901; Biographical Register of the New South Wales Parliament 1901 - 1970.

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