Blair, James William, KCMG
Personal
Birth Date:
16 May 1870 (Ipswich, Queensland)
Death Date:
18 November 1944 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Gordon Blair and Julia A.(nee Droughton)
Family:
May Christina Gibson in South Brisbane on 29 February 1912
Education:
Ipswich West School; John Scott's School; Ipswich Grammar School
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Clerk, Customs; Called to Bar, 1894; Judge, Queensland Supreme Court; Chief-Justice, 1925-1940; Lieutenant Governor, Queensland, 1933. Chancellor, University of Queensland, 1927-1944
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | OPP | Ipswich | 11 Mar 1902 | 27 Aug 1904 | |
| Assembly | MIN | Ipswich | 27 Aug 1904 | 5 Feb 1908 | |
| Assembly | OPP | Ipswich | 5 Feb 1908 | 27 Apr 1912 | |
| Assembly | MIN | Ipswich | 27 Apr 1912 | 22 May 1915 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary for Public Instruction | 3 Sep 1912 | 1 Jun 1915 |
| Attorney-General and Secretary for Mines | 18 Feb 1908 | 29 Oct 1908 |
| Attorney-General and Secretary for Mines | 27 Apr 1904 | 19 Nov 1907 |
| Attorney-General | 17 Sep 1903 | 27 Apr 1904 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member, Queensland Club; Queensland Irish Association; Australian Natives' Association. President, Queensland Rugby Union Club; Tattersall's Club
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg:93930; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974)
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 20 June 2017]