James Murdoch (New South Wales politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Murdoch (New South Wales politician)

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1867

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Jan-1939

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Sir James Anderson Murdoch (10 March 1867 – 30 January 1939) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.He was born in Edinburgh to cabinetmaker Thomas Murdoch and Margaret Anderson.
He worked at a wool warehouse before migrating to Melbourne in 1884; after a period in Brisbane, he established a business in Sydney in 1893.
In 1892 he married Isabella Binning, with whom he had three daughters.
His business eventually became a large retail company.
During World War I he served with the Australian Army Medical Corps, holding the rank of lieutenant-colonel; he was mentioned in despatches four times.
In 1918 he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.
Appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Nationalist in 1923, he was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1928.
He left the Legislative Council on its reconstitution in 1934, and died at Manly in 1939.