James Rowell

James Rowell
Senator for South Australia
In office 24 May 1917 – 30 June 1923
Preceded by	William Story
Personal details
Born	(1851-01-20)20 January 1851 Cambridge, England
Died	6 July 1940(1940-07-06) (aged 89) Lockleys, South Australia
Nationality	English Australian
Political party	Nationalist (1917–22) Liberal (1922–23)
Relations	Lieutenant General Sir Sydney Rowell (son)
Occupation	Horticulturalist
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	South Australian Military Force Citizens Military Force
Years of service	1877–1910 1915–1917
Rank	Colonel
Commands	South Australian Brigade 4th Imperial Bushmen
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches Volunteer Officers' Decoration

Colonel James Rowell CB, VD (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.^[1]

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