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James Charles Stewart (1850-1931)
Senator for Queensland 1901-1917 |
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James Stewart was born in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland. He worked as a clerk in a solicitor’s office and later conducted business as a coal merchant in Glasgow. He arrived in Rockhampton, Queensland in 1888. Stewart was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1896-1901.
Stewart was one of three Labor members to be elected to represent Queensland in the Senate at the first federal election. He held several senior Labor Party positions in the Senate, including Labor Party Whip 1901-1905.
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