| 词条 | James Pearce (South Australian politician) |
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James Pearce (1825 – 5 November 1904) was a South Australian businessman and politician based in Kapunda. HistoryPearce was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1825. He arrived in South Australia in August 1849 and went to work with his brother William Pearce (ca.1815 – 19 November 1878), who had a business at the Beehive Corner, then went to Burra. He later ran a timber and hardware business, Pearce Wincey, & Co., in Kapunda for 36 years,[1] was involved with administration of Kapunda Hospital, Dutton Park, and the town council, serving as its second mayor. He retired to Kenilworth Avenue, Norwood around 1887.[2] PoliticsHe represented Light in the South Australian House of Assembly from April 1870 to February 1875. In 1875, he was elected at the top of the list for Wooroora. He was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in April 1877 and retired in April 1885. FamilyJames Pearce married Harrietta Edmonds (ca.1825 – 10 July 1909) on 7 September 1843 at Saint Mary, Aylesbury[3] He lived at Kapunda and later Kenilworth Avenue, Norwood. Their children included:
She must have died c. 1895, as he married again, to Lizzie Moyle on 18 May 1896
References1. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56581921 |title=Concerning People |newspaper=The Register |location=Adelaide |date=7 November 1904 |accessdate=16 September 2014 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pearce, James}}2. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108332523 |title=Death of Mr. James Pearce |newspaper=Kapunda Herald (SA : 1878 - 1951) |location=SA |date=11 November 1904 |accessdate=24 June 2015 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 3. ^[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N2TZ-2ZL "England Marriages, 1538–1973," database, FamilySearch (10 December 2014), James Pearce and Harriett Edmonds, 07 Sep 1843; citing Saint Mary,Aylesbury,Buckingham,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 919,221.] 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article29883869 |title=DEATH OF FAMOUS PROSPECTOR |newspaper=The Advertiser (Adelaide) |location=South Australia |date=2 January 1932 |accessdate=20 June 2017 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^{{cite AuDB |first= Elizabeth |last= Warburton |authorlink= |title= Pearce, Samuel William (1848–1932)|volume= |edition= |year= 1988|id2= pearce-samuel-william-7999|accessdate= 20 June 2017}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108384439 |title=Fifty Years Ago |newspaper=Kapunda Herald (SA : 1878 - 1951) |location=SA |date=12 June 1931 |accessdate=15 July 2015 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 6 : Members of the South Australian House of Assembly|Members of the South Australian Legislative Council|Australian businesspeople|1825 births|1904 deaths|19th-century Australian politicians |
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