James Gibb (Australian Politician)
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James Gibb (30 June 1843 – 22 February 1919) was an Australian politician. Born in
Campbellfield, Victoria Campbellfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Campbellfield recorded a population of 4,977 at the 2021 census. History Camp ...
, he was educated at Scotch College before becoming a farmer at Berwick. He was active in local politics as a member of Berwick Shire Council. In 1880, he was elected to the
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as the member for Mornington, and remained in the Assembly until 1886. In 1903, he was elected to the
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as the
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member for
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. He held the seat until 1906, when he unsuccessfully attempted to transfer to the
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seat of Hume in the hope of defeating the former
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, Sir William Lyne. Gibb died in 1919.


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Free Trade Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Flinders Members of the Australian House of Representatives 1843 births 1919 deaths People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne 20th-century Australian politicians People from Campbellfield, Victoria 19th-century Australian farmers Politicians from Melbourne {{Australia-FreeTrade-politician-stub