James Dickson (1813 – 28 April 1863) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1857 until his death.
James Dickson | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1813 Scotland |
| Died | 28 April 1863 (aged 50) Newtown, New South Wales |
Early life edit
Dickson was born in Scotland and was the son of a farmer. After an elementary education he trained as a tailor and came to Australia as an assisted immigrant in 1838. On arrival he established a successful general store in Maitland and also accrued significant pastoral interests.[1]
New South Wales Parliament edit
Dickson was a member of the first New South Wales Legislative Assembly which was convened after the establishment of responsible self-government in 1856. He was elected for the two-member seat of Northumberland Boroughs at a by-election in November 1857 which was caused by the death of the incumbent member, Bob Nichols.[2] Dickson retained the seat, unopposed, at the 1858 election,[3] but the electorate was abolished prior to the next election in 1859. At that election, Dickson was an unsuccessful candidate at East Maitland,[4] and Patrick's Plains.[5] He re-entered parliament as the member for East Maitland following the 1859 by-election caused by the resignation of the incumbent Joseph Chambers who had accepted a position as Crown Prosecutor in the Western Districts of New South Wales.[6] Dickson retained this seat at the 1860 election,[7] until his death in 1863. He did not attain ministerial or parliamentary office.[8]
References edit
- ^ Walsh, G P (1972). "Dickson, James (1813–1863)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 4. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Northumberland Boroughs by-election 1857". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1858 Northumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1859 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1859 Patrick's Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1859 East Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1860 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Mr James Dickson (1813-1863)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2019.