James Rowell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Rowell

Australian politician, soldier and horticulturalist

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1851

Place of Birth: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-Jul-1941

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Colonel James Rowell (20 January 1851 – 6 July 1940) was an English-born Australian politician, soldier and horticulturalist.
Born in Cambridge, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated in state schools.
He served in the military 1877–1917 before becoming aide-de-camp to the Governor-General.
He was a horticulturalist, and served on West Torrens Council.
In 1917, he was appointed to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for South Australia, filling the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of William Story, who was contesting the House of Representatives.
He contested the 1922 election as a candidate for the Liberal Party, which was a group of disaffected Nationalists opposed to the leadership of Prime Minister Billy Hughes; he was defeated.
Rowell died in 1940.