Bert James Politician

Albert William James (22 September 1914 – 30 September 2006) was an Australian politician. He was born in Collie, Western Australia, the son of Rowley James, a future Labor member for Hunter in the Australian House of Representatives. Albert was educated at state schools in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales. He was a policeman from 1940 to 1960, when he contested the by-election for his father's old seat of Hunter that followed H. V. Evatt's resignation. He held Hunter until his retirement in 1980. James died in 2006.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 22, 1914
Birth place
Collie Western Australia
Nationality
Australia
Date of deathSeptember 30, 2006
Place of death
Booragul New South Wales

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Member of parliament

region
Division of Hunter
relation
successor

Politician

party
Australian Labor Party

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