About James Sullivan
Lived 1817 – 1876 (aged 58–59). James Sullivan was a politician.
James Forester Sullivan (1817–1876) was born in Ireland and served as a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. He was the member for Collingwood between 1 May 1874 and 1 February 1876 then the member for Mandurang between 1 May 1861 1 January 1871.
In parliament he served as Commissioner of Roads and Railways, Commissioner of Trade and Customs, Minister of Mines, and Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works.
Sullivan died in Melbourne on 3 February 1876.
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