Crombie, James
Personal
Birth Date:
8 June 1834 (Crail, Fifeshire)
Death Date:
17 September 1898 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
David Guillam Crombie and Jessie (nee Webster)
Family:
Isabella Harriet Cameron in Springsure on 1 December 1869, 4 sons, 3 daughters
Education:
Attended Madras and St Andrew's colleges
Religion:
Presbyterian
Career
Prospected in Victorian goldfields, 1853; Moved to Queensland in 1862, stocked Barcaldine Downs; leased Kensington Downs and Greenhills; Assumed control of Greenhills in 1881; Purchased large farm at Fassifern
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | MIN | Mitchell | 28 Apr 1888 | 20 May 1893 | |
| Assembly | MIN | Warrego | 20 May 1893 | 17 Sep 1898 | Died in office |
Additional Information
Notes:
Director, Royal Bank of Queensland and the Queensland Meat Export and Agency Co. Member, Queensland Meat and Dairy Board and Mitchell Rabbit Board; Treasurer, United Pastoralists' Association of Queensland, 1891-1896; Delegate to conventions of the Pastoralists' Federal Council of Australia; Member, Creswick Districts Road Board, Bullarook Farmers' common and Smeaton, Spring Hill and Bullarook Agricultural Association
Sources:
Image sourced from The Queenslander, 30 September 1893; Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
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