James Ogden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Ogden

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1868

Place of Birth: Durdidwarrah, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1932

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

James Ernest Ogden (8 March 1868 – 5 February 1932) was an Australian politician who was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly and the Australian Senate. Ogden was born at Durdidwarrah, near Geelong, Victoria and educated at Steiglitz State School until he was 14 and then worked at a variety of jobs in different parts of Australia.
From 1896 until 1906 he was a prospector and miner on the west-coast of Tasmania.
He married Emma Etta Colls in 1897.
He was later president of the Tasmanian branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association.