James Smith (New South Wales politician)
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James Edward Smith was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1928 until 1930. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party
(ALP).
Smith was born in Wentworth, New South Wales
and became a master bricklayer. He settled in Newcastle
in 1920 and joined the ALP in 1922 after becoming an official of the Building Workers Industrial Union. Smith was elected to the seat of Hamilton at a by-election caused by the death of David Murray
in 1928. At the 1930 election
he stood aside to allow the ALP to endorse Hugh Connell
whose seat of Kahibah
had been abolished in a redistribution. He did not hold ministerial or party office. Smith later served as an alderman on the Newcastle City Council
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
from 1928 until 1930. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
(ALP).
Smith was born in Wentworth, New South Wales
Wentworth, New South Wales
Wentworth is a small border town in the far south west of the state of New South Wales, Australia. It lies at the confluence of Australia's two most important rivers, the Darling and the Murray, the latter forming the border with the state of Victoria to the south. The border with the state of...
and became a master bricklayer. He settled in Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
in 1920 and joined the ALP in 1922 after becoming an official of the Building Workers Industrial Union. Smith was elected to the seat of Hamilton at a by-election caused by the death of David Murray
David Murray (Australian politician)
David Murray was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1921 until his death in 1928. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party ....
in 1928. At the 1930 election
New South Wales state election, 1930
The 1930 New South Wales state election was held on 25 October 1930. The election was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting...
he stood aside to allow the ALP to endorse Hugh Connell
Hugh Connell
Hugh John Connell DSO, MC & Bar was an Australian politician and soldier.-Early life:Connell was born in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra, New South Wales and educated at Woollahra and Paddington public schools, Fort Street High School and at a teachers' training college...
whose seat of Kahibah
Electoral district of Kahibah
Kahibah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member districts from part of the electoral district of Newcastle and named after the Newcastle suburb of Kahibah. It was abolished in 1920, with the...
had been abolished in a redistribution. He did not hold ministerial or party office. Smith later served as an alderman on the Newcastle City Council
Newcastle City Council
Newcastle City Council is the local government authority for Newcastle upon Tyne, a city in Tyne and Wear, England. The council consists of 78 councillors, three for each of the city's 26 wards...