James Griffiths (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James Griffiths (Australian politician)

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1872

Place of Birth: Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1916

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About James Griffiths (Australian politician)

  • James B.
  • Griffiths (26 June 1872 – 21 June 1916) was an Australian trade unionist and Labor Party politician.
  • He was elected to the Legislative Council of Western Australia in May 1916, representing North-East Province, but died after less than a month in office. Griffiths was born in Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, to Rebecca (née Watts) and James Griffiths.
  • He came to Western Australia in 1895, during the gold rush, and subsequently worked as a prospector in the Mount Margaret district.
  • Griffith had a long involvement with the Miners' Union, at various points serving as a branch secretary in Mount Margaret, Murrin Murrin, and Gwalia.
  • He first ran for parliament at the 1911 election, but lost a Labor preselection ballot to George Foley in the seat of Mount Leonora.
  • He also contested Labor preselection for North-East Province in 1912 and 1914, losing to Dick Ardagh and Harry Millington, respectively.
  • Griffiths was eventually preselected for North-East Province in 1916, and was elected with a large majority.
  • He had suffered from heart trouble for some time, and died in Boulder less than a month after his term began, without ever taking his seat.
  • Griffiths had married Elizabeth Evelyn Lalor in 1912, with whom he had one daughter.

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