James Harvey (Australian politician)

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James Frederick Harvey (died 1912) was an Australian politician.

Harvey was the managing proprietor of the Country Milk Company and served as treasurer of the Royal Agricultural Society for a number of years. He was the Free Trade member for Sydney-Bligh from 1895 to 1898. The Sunday Times described him as "popular, though obtrusive". He was defeated by Patrick Quinn in 1898. [1] Few further biographical details are known, although he died in San Francisco in 1912. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Dinner to Mr J F Harvey ex MLA". The Sydney Morning Herald . 6 September 1898. p. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2015 via Trove.
  2. "Mr James Frederick Harvey". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. "Personal". The Sunday Times . Sydney. 30 January 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 6 May 2015 via Trove.

 

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