Walter James (Australian politician)
Sir Walter James KCMG, KC | |
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5th Premier of Western Australia | |
In office 1 July 1902 – 10 August 1904 | |
Monarch | Edward VII |
Governor | Sir Arthur Lawley Sir Frederick Bedford |
Preceded by | George Leake |
Succeeded by | Henry Daglish |
Personal details | |
Born | Walter Hartwell James 29 March 1863 Perth, Western Australia |
Died | 3 January 1943 Perth, Western Australia | (aged 79)
Political party | Unaligned |
Sir Walter Hartwell James
Background and early career
James was born in
Political career
From 1890 to 1896, James represented Central Ward on
James was also strongly in favour of federation, and campaigned heavily with George Leake and James Gardiner for Western Australia to become an original member of the Federation. He was a member of the Western Australian delegation to the Federal Conventions of 1897 and 1898, but missed three quarters of its votes, the worst absence record of any delegate.[4] In May 1898 he helped found the Federal League, and in the same month Edmund Barton thanked James for his "generous contributions" to the Yes campaign in the NSW federation referendum.[5]
On 28 June 1901, James was appointed minister without portfolio in the first Leake government. In 1902 he was made
Post-political career
On 22 September 1904, James resigned from parliament to take up an appointment as
James was involved with the East Perth Cricket Club (now Perth Cricket Club) in the WACA and served a two-season term as President of the club from 1908 to 1910.
In 1909, James was appointed to a
In 1931, James was elevated to KCMG. In 1932, he declined an offer from Premier James Mitchell to become Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia. In 1936, he accepted an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. He died on 3 January 1943, and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.
See also
References
- ^ "SURVIVOR OF A FAMOUS TEAM". The West Australian. National Library of Australia. 30 April 1952. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "W.A. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The West Australian. National Library of Australia. 16 May 1891. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ Hunt, Lyall (1983). "James, Sir Walter Hartwell (1863–1943)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ William Coleman,Their Fiery Cross of Union. A Retelling of the Creation of the Australian Federation, 1889-1914, Connor Court, Queensland, 2021, pp.307.
- ^ William Coleman,Their Fiery Cross of Union. A Retelling of the Creation of the Australian Federation, 1889-1914, Connor Court, Queensland, 2021, p.410.
- ^ "Postal Procrastinations". The Sunday Press (Perth). No. 2. Western Australia. 14 December 1902. p. 8. Retrieved 27 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Position of the Ministry". Truth. No. 188. Western Australia. 20 January 1907. p. 4 (SUNDAY EDITION). Retrieved 20 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Who Burned the union jack?". The Mirror. Vol. 2, no. 47. Western Australia. 8 May 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
Further reading
- ISBN 0730738140.
- ISBN 0-85564-214-9.)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - The Constitution Centre of Western Australia (2002). Governors and Premiers of Western Australia. West Perth, Western Australia: The Constitution Centre of Western Australia. ISBN 0-7307-3821-3.
- Kimberly, W.B. (compiler) (1897). History of West Australia. A Narrative of her Past. Together With Biographies of Her Leading Men. Melbourne: F.W. Niven.