Albert James

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Albert William James (22 September 191430 September 2006) was an Australian politician. He was born in Collie, Western Australia, the son of Rowland James, a future Labor member for Hunter in the Australian House of Representatives. Albert was educated at state schools in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales. He was a policeman from 1940 to 1960, when he contested the by-election for his father's old seat of Hunter that followed H. V. Evatt's resignation. He held Hunter until his retirement in 1980. James died in 2006.[1]

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  1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). Australian Election Archive. Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
H. V. Evatt
Member for Hunter
1960 – 1980
Succeeded by
Bob Brown


Persondata
NAME James, Albert William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 22 September 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Collie, Western Australia
DATE OF DEATH 30 September 2006
PLACE OF DEATH