James Hart (Australian politician)
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James Hart | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for New England and Macleay | |
| In office 26 November 1858 – 11 April 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Abram Moriarty |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for New England | |
| In office 30 June 1859 – 10 November 1860 | |
| Preceded by | Seat created |
| Succeeded by | George Markham |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Bathurst | |
| In office 6 December 1860 – 10 November 1864 | |
| Preceded by | John Clements |
| Succeeded by | James Kemp |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for East Sydney | |
| In office 22 November 1864 – 15 November 1869 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Stewart |
| Succeeded by | David Buchanan |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Monaro | |
| In office 17 November 1870 – 3 February 1872 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Egan |
| Succeeded by | William Grahame |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Hart 1825 |
| Died | 26 June 1873 (aged 47–48) |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
James Hart (1825–1873) was a politician in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Hart was born in Carlow, Ireland in 1825. He was son of William Hart and Mary Cahill. Hart arrived in New South Wales in 1841. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1853. He practised in Sydney and was part owner of a practice.[1]
Politics
Hart began his career in politics in 1858 when Abram Moriarty resigned from the seat of New England and Macleay in the colony's north. He won the show of hands and was declared elected when neither candidate called for a poll.[2] The seat was abolished in 1859, replaced by New England and Tenterfield, with Hart successfully contesting New England at the 1859 election, winning by a mere two votes, a result that was upheld by the Elections and Qualifications Committee.[3] At the 1860 election, Hart won the election for the seat of Bathurst in the colony's west on 6 December 1860.[4] As such, he withdrew from the New England contest which was held on 24 December.[5] At the following election in 1864–65, Hart changed seats again when he elected to the multi-member electorate of East Sydney.[6] He did not recontest the 1869–70 election but Hart re-entered the parliament in 1870 after winning the Monara by-election caused by the death of Daniel Egan.[7] Hart retired from parliament in February 1872.