About James Farmer
Lived 1823 – 1895 (aged 71–72). James Farmer was a politician.
James Farmer (1823–1895) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Waikato region, New Zealand.
He represented the Marsden electorate from 1859 to 1860 (when he was defeated for Onehunga), and then the Raglan electorate from to 1870, when he retired.
He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 3 July 1871, and served until he resigned on 29 July 1874.
Having made his fortune from mining "speculation" at Thames he retired to live as a gentleman in London. On their 1875–76 visit to Britain, James Hector was delighted that Mrs Farmer takes all care of Mrs Hector off my hands which leaves me quite free (to visit fellow scientists).
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Who was James Farmer?
New Zealand politician (1823–1895)
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James Farmer was born in 1823.
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James Farmer died in 1895.
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James Farmer was a politician.
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James Farmer's recorded nationality: Colony of New Zealand.
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