About James Bodell
Lived 1831 – 1892 (aged 60–61). James Bodell was a New Zealand politician, writer and soldier.
James Bodell ( – 23 September 1892) was a New Zealand soldier, businessman, local politician and writer. He was born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England and was Mayor of Tauranga between 1888 and 1889.
Early life The son of framework knitter William Bodell and his wife, Maria Margrom, James Bodell was baptized in Arnold – a town in the English ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire – on 3 July 1831. The family soon relocated to Leicester, a city around away, where Bodell attended school for three years.
His memoirs, edited by Sir Keith Sinclair, were published in 1982 as A Soldier’s View of Empire.
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Soldier, businessman, local politician, writer (1831–1892)
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James Bodell died on 23 September 1892.
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James Bodell was a politician, writer and soldier.
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