James Brennan (25 February 1837 - 13 June 1917) was a member of the

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Biography

Brennan was born at Paisley,

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, the son of James Brennan Snr and his wife Jane (née Cruikshank). He was educated in Paisley and he arrived in Australia sometime before 1864 and took up mining at

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. He was an employee at the Queensland Meat Export and Agriculture Co. in Brisbane and Townsville, and from 1902 was the manager at the Lake's Creek Meatworks in Rockhampton. He was married to Margaret Mills Dale (d.1931)James Brennan
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— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 March 2016. and died at

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in June 1917. His funeral proceeded from his Miles Street, Wooloowin residence to the

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Public life

Brennan, a Kidstonite, won the seat of Rockhampton North at the

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held in 1907 to replace the sitting member, Henry Turner, who had been appointed to the

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.Henry Turner
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. Retrieved 18 April 2016. Brennan held it until 1912 when the seat was abolished. He stood for the new seat of Keppel that year but was defeated.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brennan, James Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Colony of Queensland people 1837 births 1917 deaths Burials at Lutwyche Cemetery