About James Strachan
Lived 1810 – 1875 (aged 64–65). James Strachan was an Australian politician.
James Ford Strachan (1810 – 14 April 1875) was a merchant, grazier and politician in colonial Victoria, Australia, and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.
Strachan was born in Montrose, Scotland, the fifth son of John Strachan and his wife Isobel, née Smith. Strachan arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1832 with his widowed mother and two sisters. He was a member of the second Haines Ministry without portfolio from April 1857 to March 1858. Strachan held the seat until September 1874.
Strachan died at Geelong, Victoria on 14 April 1875, aged sixty-five years. He was married to Lilias Cross née Murray, daughter of Hugh Murray, a fellow Scottish emigrant, merchant and grazier.
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Australian politician
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James Strachan was born in 1810.
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James Strachan died on 14 April 1875.
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James Strachan was a politician.
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James Strachan was Australian.
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· DBpedia: James Strachan (Australian politician)
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