Augustus James
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| name = Augustus George James
| honorific-suffix = KC
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| office = Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
| term_start = 5 January 1921
| term_end = 27 February 1934
| office1 = Minister for Labour and Industry
| predecessor1 = George Beeby
| successor1 = George Cann
| term_start1 = 23 Jul 1919
| term_end1 = 12 Apr 1920
| office2 = Minister of Public Instruction
| predecessor2 = Arthur Griffith
| successor2 = Thomas Mutch
| term_start2 = 15 Nov 1916
| term_end2 = 12 Apr 1920
| constituency_AM10 = Goulburn
| assembly10 = New South Wales Legislative
| predecessor10 = James Ashton
| successor10 = William Millard
| term_start10 = 10 September 1907
| term_end10 = 21 September 1920
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1866|10|30}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1934|2|27|1866|10|30}}
| death_place = Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
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Augustus (Gus) George Frederic James KC (30 October 1866 – 27 February 1934) was an Australian politician. He was the Liberal/Nationalist member for Goulburn in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1907 to 1920.
Political Career
James served as Minister of Public Instruction in the Holman Nationalist ministry from November 1916 to April 1920, adding the portfolio of Labour and Industry from July 1919.{{cite NSW Parliament |title=The Hon. Augustus George Frederic James (1866-1934) |id=1177 |former=Yes |accessdate=15 October 2019}} James was appointed King's Counsel on 29 October 1919.{{cite web |title=NSW silk appointments |url=https://nswbar.asn.au/the-bar-association/bar-history/nsw-senior-counsel-appointments/P50 |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=NSW Bar Association}}{{cite web |title=Commission as King's Counsel |url=https://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/digitalcontent.aspx?id=NRS302_333_a127_10_42918_[15]_00026 |access-date=2022-09-08 |via=NSW State Records & Archives}}
He was appointed an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 21 September 1920 for six months and a Puisne Judge on 5 January 1921.{{cite web |url=https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/person/86 |title=Honourable Augustus George James |publisher=NSW State Archives & Records}}
James died on {{death date and age|1934|2|27|1866|10|30}}. He had married Altona Johanna Bohrsmann on 17 August 1892 and they had five children, 3 daughters and 2 sons.
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Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Category:Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Category:Australian King's Counsel
Category:Judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Category:Ministers for education (New South Wales)
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