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Mr James Henry ATKINSON (1820 - 1873)
Date of Birth: 01/01/1820
Place of Birth: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Date of Death: 31/08/1873
Place of Death: Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
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Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly
23 Jun 1859
14 Apr 1863
3 years 9 months 23 days
Member for Central Cumberland
23 Jun 1859
10 Nov 1860
1 year 4 months 19 days
Member for Central Cumberland
22 Dec 1860
14 Apr 1863
2 years 3 months 24 days
Hawkesbury Benevolent Society’s Act Amendment Bill Committee No.35
16 Feb 1860
04 Jul 1860
4 months 19 days
Penrith Nepean Bridge Re-construction Bill Committee No.43
07 Jun 1860
04 Jul 1860
28 days
Pitt-street Tramway Bill Committee No.18
29 Sep 1859
04 Jul 1860
9 months 6 days
Port of Newcastle Committee No.29
14 Dec 1859
04 Jul 1860
6 months 21 days
Railway Management Committee No.28
13 Dec 1859
04 Jul 1860
6 months 22 days
Chairman
Sydney Insurance Company’s Act Amendment Bill Committee No.33
04 Feb 1860
04 Jul 1860
5 months 1 day
Tanners and Curriers’ Bill Committee No.37
29 Feb 1860
04 Jul 1860
4 months 6 days
Business of Tanners and Curriers Committee No.12
19 Oct 1860
09 Nov 1860
22 days
Tanners and Curriers Bill Committee No.27
27 Mar 1861
11 May 1861
1 month 15 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1
03 Sep 1861
20 Jan 1862
4 months 18 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1
27 May 1862
27 May 1862
1 day
Mr Andrew Lenehan Committee No.15
22 Jul 1862
03 Dec 1862
4 months 12 days
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Wool and Produce Agent. Established wool washing works at Botany Swamps in the 1840s. Afterwards he moved to the Lachlan Swamp, spending about £1200 in around 1849 to erect a dam there to supply water. Became a fellmonger (a dealer in animal skins or hides). Leased his wool washing and fellmongering establishment in 1851 and took over Robert Campbell's stores on Circular Quay, entering the wool market.
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The exact date and year of birth are unknown (1820 is a probability; and 1 January is put there for database reasons). No other personal details are known.
Additional Information
A. Barnard, Visions and Profits, Melbourne, 1961, p. 28.
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