James Hill Brown (19 March 1918 – 17 January 1999) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the

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. Brown was born in Cessnock and educated at Cessnock Public School and

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Boys High School. He became an insurance executive. Brown was elected as the Country Party member for

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in 1959 and held it to Raleigh's abolition in 1981, when he became the member for

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until his retirement in 1984. In the 1995 Australia Day Honours Brown's "service to the community and to the NSW Parliament" was recognised by the award of

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. Brown died in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, James Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales 1918 births 1999 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia People from Cessnock, New South Wales