] James Martin (1850 – 30 April 1898) was a politician in the British colony of New South Wales.. He was born in

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to contractor Francis Martin and Hannah Allan. He attended William Street and Fort Street public schools and then

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, becoming a businessman dealing in hardware and machinery. In 1872 he married Elizabeth Bates, with whom he had four children. In 1889 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for South Sydney. He transferred to Sydney-Bligh in 1894 but was defeated in 1895. He also served as an alderman of the City of Sydney where he represented Denison Ward, from 1 December 1888 to 30 November 1891. Martin died at Burwood in 1898.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, James 1850 births 1898 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Free Trade Party politicians 19th-century Australian politicians