James Davis (c.1811 – 26 October 1859) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial

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, a member of the

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. Davis was a pastoralist at ''Woodside Creek'' in Gippsland from 1847 to 1859, and ''The Meadows'' at Merriman's Creek from 1847 to 1850. Davis married Louisa Frances Harrison (a daughter of Peter Degraves) on 22 April 1837. In November 1856, Davis was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Alberton, a position he held until August 1859. Davis and his family left Hobson's Bay (Melbourne) on 25 August 1859 aboard the ''Royal Charter'' bound for Liverpool. Davis died in the wreck of the ''Royal Charter'' along with his wife on 26 October 1859 off

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, Wales.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, James 1810s births 1859 deaths Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Deaths due to shipwreck at sea 19th-century Australian politicians