Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/James_Strachan_(Australian_politician)> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 42 of
42
with 100 items per page.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) abstract "James Ford Strachan (1810 – 14 April 1875) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), member of the Victorian Legislative Council.Strachan was born in Montrose, Scotland, the fifth son of John Strachan and his wife Isobel, née Smith.Strachan was an early settler in Port Phillip district (which later became Victoria), and a leading merchant in Melbourne, in which city he built the first brick store. He was an active promoter of separation from New South Wales, and when the colony of Victoria was constituted in 1851 he was returned to the semi-elective Legislative Council, then the only chamber, as member for Geelong in October of that year. After responsible government was conceded in 1855, Strachan was elected to the first wholly elective Legislative Council for the South-Western Province. He was a member of the second Haines Ministry without portfolio from April 1857 to March 1858. During the great constitutional battle between the two Houses on the tariff and Darling grant "tacks" Mr. Strachan took a leading part on the side of the Council, and resigning his seat for the South-Western Province, contested the Western Province against Henry Miller, who had accepted office under Sir James McCulloch, and defeated him. He died at Geelong, Victoria on 14 April 1875, aged sixty-five years.".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) birthDate "1810".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) birthPlace Montrose,_Angus.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) birthYear "1810".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) deathDate "1875-04-14".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) deathPlace Geelong.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) deathPlace Victoria_(Australia).
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) deathYear "1875".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) wikiPageID "40598112".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) wikiPageRevisionID "573987050".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) dateOfBirth "1810".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) dateOfDeath "1875-04-14".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) name "Strachan, James Ford".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) placeOfBirth "Montrose, Scotland".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) placeOfDeath Geelong.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) placeOfDeath Victoria_(Australia).
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) shortDescription "Australian politician".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) description "Australian politician".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) description "Australian politician".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) subject Category:1810_births.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) subject Category:1875_deaths.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) subject Category:Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) type Agent.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) type Person.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) type Person.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) type Q215627.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) type Q5.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) type Agent.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) type NaturalPerson.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) type Thing.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) type Person.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) comment "James Ford Strachan (1810 – 14 April 1875) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), member of the Victorian Legislative Council.Strachan was born in Montrose, Scotland, the fifth son of John Strachan and his wife Isobel, née Smith.Strachan was an early settler in Port Phillip district (which later became Victoria), and a leading merchant in Melbourne, in which city he built the first brick store.".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) label "James Strachan (Australian politician)".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) sameAs m.0xpsjzd.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) sameAs Q16065357.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) sameAs Q16065357.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) wasDerivedFrom James_Strachan_(Australian_politician)?oldid=573987050.
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) givenName "James Ford".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) isPrimaryTopicOf James_Strachan_(Australian_politician).
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) name "James Ford Strachan".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) name "Strachan, James Ford".
- James_Strachan_(Australian_politician) surname "Strachan".