James Drake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Drake

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1850

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1941

Profession: lawyer, politician, journalist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

James George Drake (26 April 1850 – 1 August 1941) was an Australian politician.
After a number of years in Queensland colonial politics, he was elected to the Senate at the first federal election in 1901.
He subsequently held ministerial office under prime ministers Edmund Barton, Alfred Deakin, and George Reid, serving as Postmaster-General (1901–1903), Minister for Defence (1903), Attorney-General (1903–1904), and Vice-President of the Executive Council (1904–1905).