James Blanksby
James Blanksby (1857 – 5 February 1924) was an Australian politician.
He was born in
Labour candidate with a margin of 12 votes (1.1%).[2] Later that year he became the manager of the Newcastle and Country Building Society,[1] and was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council.[3] He was generally considered a Free Trader, although one with Labour sympathies. He resigned from the Council in 1901 in order to become Secretary to the Miners' Accident Relief Board, a position he held until 1920. Blanksby died in Lakemba in 1924.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c "Mr James Blanksby (1857-1924)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Newcastle West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 528. 8 August 1895. p. 5075. Retrieved 19 May 2021 – via Trove.
- The Methodist. 16 February 1924. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2021 – via Trove.
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