James Rodd (Australian politician)
James Rodd (1830 – 31 March 1900) was an English-born Australian politician.
Biography
He was born at Rayleigh in Essex to James Rodd and Ann Alabaster. He migrated to Sydney in 1857 and went to the goldfields at Braidwood, where he opened a store. On 11 June 1861 he married Jane Gregson, with whom he had a son; both mother and son died soon after birth. He remarried Ellen Alicia Madden on 23 September 1871. In 1866 he was appointed a magistrate. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Goldfields South in 1865, but did not re-contest in 1869; he returned for Goldfields North in 1872, but was bankrupted in 1874 and forced to resign. By 1880 he was working in Sydney as an auctioneer. Rodd died in 1900.[1]
References
- "Mr James Rodd (1830-1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Wilson |
Member for Goldfields South 1865–1869 |
Succeeded by Ezekiel Baker |
| Preceded by Robert Forster |
Member for Goldfields North 1872–1874 |
Succeeded by Robert Forster |
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