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Former Member Details

Mr James WARDEN (1820 - 1904)

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Date of Birth: 01/03/1820
Place of Birth: Kirriemuir, Forfarshire, Scotland
Date of Death: 24/10/1904
Place of Death: Boolgata, near Milton, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Petition of Wilson and Cawley Committee No.21 11 Apr 1876 19 Jul 1876 3 months 9 days
Bathurst Hospital Bill Committee No.19 15 Mar 1876 18 Mar 1876 4 days
Letter addressed to M.M Rochefort and Grousset Committee No.12 04 May 1875 01 Jun 1875 29 days
Member for Shoalhaven 14 Dec 1874 12 Oct 1877 2 years 9 months 29 days
Petition of James Twaddell Committee No.28 04 Mar 1873 17 Mar 1873 14 days
St Andrew’s College Committee No.13 02 Jul 1872 13 Aug 1872 1 month 12 days
Member for Shoalhaven 05 Mar 1872 28 Nov 1874 2 years 8 months 24 days
Member for Shoalhaven 21 Aug 1871 03 Feb 1872 5 months 14 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 21 Aug 1871 12 Oct 1877 6 years 1 month 22 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Farmer. Parents died when he was young. With assistance of aunt learned a trade as a ships carpenter at Dundee then Newport; learned some boat building and went to sea as a ship's carpenter. Arrived in Hobart in Tasmania. c. 1844 went to New South Wales; became a ship builder at Ulladulla in partnership with brother, firm building 11 or 12 ships. Abandoned ship building c.1855, purchasing Boolgata Estate in the Ulladulla district and became a farmer.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman of Ulladulla and was a Mayor several times.
Personal
Married Sarah Gates on c.1850 at Sydney and had issue, 1 daughter and 4 sons. Church of England. His nephew, Winter Warden, was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
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