James Shannon (c. 1840 – 15 November 1891) served one term as a member of the
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.
Overview
The House of Assembly was creat ...
for the
Electoral district of Light
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative ...
from 16 April 1878 to 24 April 1881.
[Parliament of South Australia, ''Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836 - 2007; Compiled in the Offices of the Clerk of the Parliaments and the Clerk of the Legislative Council'', page 57]
, retrieved 17/09/2012.
Family
He was a half-brother of
David Shannon (politician), David Shannon MHA (28 March 1822 – 9 September 1875). See his article for other members of this notable family.
References
External links
*‘Mr James Shannon at ''Former Member of Parliament Details''
retrieved 22/09/2012.
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Members of the South Australian House of Assembly
1840s births
1891 deaths
19th-century Australian politicians