Tyson, James
Personal
Birth Date:
8 April 1819 (Cowpasture, New South Wales)
Death Date:
4 December 1898 (Felton Darling Downs, Queensland)
Parents:
William Tyson and Isabella (nee Coulson)
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Seasonal labourer, New South Wales; Commenced bootmaking apprenticeship, Sydney; With brothers, took up Tyson's run at Toorong on west bank of Lachlan River; Established successful slaughter yard and butcher shop at Bendigo goldfield, 1852; Purchased three sheep stations in Victoria, NSW and Qld; By 1898 Tyson held 5,329,214 acres including 352,332 acres freehold; Continued to breed stock for metropolitan meat markets; Magistrate in Maude, NSW and Jondaryan, Qld
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 23 May 1893 | 4 Dec 1898 | Died in office |
Additional Information
Notes:
Local director, Queensland National Bank; Member, Queensland Club; Contributed to various building funds including the Women's College, University of Sydney and Church of England at Leyburn. With no children of his own, his estate realizing £2 million at his death, was divided among his next of kin after an extended series of court cases
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg:47810; Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1851-1890; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
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