About James Cassell
Lived 1814 – 1853 (aged 38). James Cassell was a politician.
James Horatio Nelson Cassell (17 December 1814 – 21 November 1853) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.
Cassell was born in London, England, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel James Cassell (who had served under Horatio Nelson in the marines) and his wife Jane. J. H. N. Cassell arrived in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land in 1836. until his death which occurred at his home, Hawksburn House,
He was replaced in the council by Hugh Childers.
Cassell had married Martha Bruford in Hobart, 1840; there were no children.
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Australian politician
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James Cassell was born on 17 December 1814.
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James Cassell died on 21 November 1853.
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