James Stodart

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James Stodart
Alfred James
Personal details
Born
James Stodart

(1849-09-15)15 September 1849
Vice-consul for Sweden

James Stodart (1849–1922) was a politician in

Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
.

Politics

James Stodart was elected to the

Queensland Legislative Assembly in Logan in a by-election on 15 August 1896. He was Chairman of Committees from 13 July 1911 to 15 April 1915. He held Logan until 16 March 1918.[1][2]

Personal life

James Stodart married Elizabeth Henrietta Noble Gair in Melbourne in 1878.

from her second marriage.

Stodart's son, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Mackay Stodart led the 2nd Light Horse Regiment during the First World War.[3] Stodart's daughter, Nina pursued art and taught at Brisbane Girls Grammar School and Somerville House.[4] Some of her works are held in the Queensland Art Gallery.

Stodart died in 1922 and was buried in South Brisbane Cemetery.[3][5]

Photo albums from the Stodart family are held in the University of Queensland Library, including images from Robert Stodart's World War 1 service.[6]

References

  1. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
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  2. (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Stodart, James (1849–1922)Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ^ Brown, Julie K. and Maynard, Margaret (1980). "Fine art exhibitions in Brisbane 1884-1916". espace.library.uq.edu.au. Retrieved 27 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Stodart James Archived 8 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. ^ "F3480 Stodart family album of photographs". University of Queensland Fryer Library. 2012.

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Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Logan
1896–1918
Succeeded by
Alfred James