Sir James GRAHAM (1856 - 1913)**
- Date of Birth: 29/07/1856
- Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Date of Death: 08/03/1913
- Place of Death: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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Parliamentary Service
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | 17 Jul 1894 | 14 Sep 1910 | 16yr(s) 1mth(s) 29day(s)
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| Member for Sydney-Belmore | 17 Jul 1894 | 5 Jul 1895 | 11mth(s) 19day(s)
16th (1894 - 1895) |  |
| Member for Sydney-Belmore | 24 Jul 1895 | 8 Jul 1898 | 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s)
17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| Member for Sydney-Belmore | 27 Jul 1898 | 11 Jun 1901 | 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s)
18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| Member for Surry Hills | 10 Sep 1907 | 14 Sep 1910 | 3yr(s) 5day(s)
21st (1907 - 1910) | |
| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 | 28 Aug 1894 | 28 Aug 1894 | 1day
16th (1894 - 1895) | |
| Old Age Pension Committee No.9 | 16 Jun 1896 | 16 Sep 1896 | 3mths 1day
17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 | 27 Apr 1897 | 27 Apr 1897 | 1day
17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No. 1 | 21 Jun 1898 | 8 Jul 1898 | 18days
17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 6 | 22 Jun 1898 | 8 Jul 1898 | 17days
17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No. 1 | 17 Aug 1898 | 23 Dec 1898 | 4mths 7days
18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| The Lieutenant Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 | 11 Apr 1899 | 11 Apr 1899 | 1day
18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| Claim by Messrs Maddison and Ewing Contractors Committee No.15 | 2 Aug 1900 | 27 Sep 1900 | 1mth 26days
18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| Names for Electorates, Federal Parliament Committee No.17 | 16 Aug 1900 | 30 Aug 1900 | 15days
18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 | 14 Jun 1910 | 14 Jun 1910 | 1day
21st (1907 - 1910) | Chairman |
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Political Party Activity
Vice President of the Liberal and Reformist Association, later the Liberal Association.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Medical practitioner. Educated at University of Edinburgh (M.A 1879) (MB.CM 1882). Arrived in Sydney in 1884; resident medical officer; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1885, lecturer in anatomy, University of Sydney. Medical Superintendent Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Lectured at University of Sydney in clinical medicine and later midwifery 1897 until 1912. Foundation President of University of Sydney. Director of Sydney Hospital 1892 until 1913; sanitary reformer; President of Citizens' Vigilence Committee during plague scare, 1900. Trustee of Sydney Grammar School. Estate valued at £20,000 pounds.
Honours Received
Knighted in 1901. Honorary degrees in Berlin, Paris, Vienna and a gold medal at University of Edinburgh (MD 1888). Kings Bench in 1901.
Local Government Activity
Alderman of the Sydney City Council for Cook Ward, 28 November 1898 until 6 December 1900; and for Belmore Ward from 7 December 1900 until 30 November 1902. Mayor in 1901. Member of the Electric Lighting Committee1902; the Finance Committee 1900 until 1901; the Garbage Disposal Committee 1899 until 1900; and the Works Committee 1899. Mayor 1901.
Personal
Son of Thomas Graham, marble polisher and Jane Square. Married Fanny Millard in 1890 at Newcastle and had issue, 1 son. Church of England. Burial at Waverley cemetery from St James Church of England in King Street, Sydney.
Additional Information
A biography is on the 'Electric Scotland' Website: http://www.electricscotland.com/history/australia/graham_james.htm
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