About Shadrach Livingstone James
Lived 1890 – 1956 (aged 66). Shadrach Livingstone James was an Australian teacher.
Shadrach Livingstone James (15 May 1890 – 7 August 1956) was a teacher, unionist and Aboriginal Australian activist.
Early life and education James was born in 1890, the eldest son of Thomas Shadrach James and Ada Bethel Cooper at the Cummeragunja Aboriginal Reserve in New South Wales. His father was a Mauritian-born teacher and his mother a member of the Yorta Yorta people.
In 1909, James married Maggie Campbell in Echuca. The couple had seven children, three sons and four daughters. In this role he was active in lobbying government to improve living conditions for Aboriginal people.
James faced bureaucratic opposition due to his mixed-race heritage.
Death and legacy James died in 1956 of a heart attack in Geelong and was buried in Mooroopna Cemetery.
The playwright Andrea James is his granddaughter.
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Australian activist (1890-1956)
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Shadrach Livingstone James was born on 15 May 1890 in Australia.
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Shadrach Livingstone James died on 7 August 1956 in Geelong.
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Shadrach Livingstone James was a teacher.
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Shadrach Livingstone James was Australian.
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