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Jan 20, 1851 Cambridge, England, United Kingdom Died on 06 Jul 1941 (aged 90)
Australian politician, soldier and horticulturalist
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About James Rowell
- Colonel James Rowell (20 January 1851 – 6 July 1940) was an English-born Australian politician, soldier and horticulturalist.
- Born in Cambridge, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated in state schools.
- He served in the military 1877–1917 before becoming aide-de-camp to the Governor-General.
- He was a horticulturalist, and served on West Torrens Council.
- In 1917, he was appointed to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for South Australia, filling the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of William Story, who was contesting the House of Representatives.
- He contested the 1922 election as a candidate for the Liberal Party, which was a group of disaffected Nationalists opposed to the leadership of Prime Minister Billy Hughes; he was defeated.
- Rowell died in 1940.
