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James Rowell (20 January 1851 – 6 July 1940) was an English-born Australian politician, soldier and horticulturalist. Born in

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, 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

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, and served on

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. In 1917, he was appointed to the Australian Senate as a

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Senator for

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, filling the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of William Story, who was contesting the

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. He contested the 1922 election as a candidate for the

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, which was a group of disaffected Nationalists opposed to the leadership of

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Billy Hughes; he was defeated. Rowell died in 1940.

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