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- James_Cock abstract "James Cock (21? 31? August 1833 – 25 November 1901) was a politician in colonial South Australia.Cock was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, and was the youngest son of a family which emigrated to South Australia on the HMS Buffalo, one of the First Fleet of South Australia, under Captain Hindmarsh.His father, Robert Cock (25 May 1801 – 23 March 1871), a land agent and auctioneer, led the first exploration party from Adelaide to Lake Alexandrina in 1837, crossing the creek which was named for him (now named Cox's Creek). He was also the first white man to set foot on the site of Whyalla In 1838 Robert Cock sold much of his business to John Bentham Neales. He operated a farm in Magill with William Ferguson (who did the practical work), then ran farms at Oakbank around 1840, which he named \"Mount Annan\", and Balhannah, moved to Victoria with the gold rush, settled for a time in Portland and finally in 1853 moved to Mount Gambier, where he ran a brewery.James accompanied his parents to Mount Gambier and after marriage lived at Suttontown, then purchased a valuable farm at Torrensdale, later occupied by J. P. Kennedy. He also had a carrying business, and with his brother John got the contract to construct part of the telegraph line from Mount Gambier to Adelaide. In 1864 he left for Bowen, Queensland, where he carried on business for about three years, then returned to \"The Mount\", and resumed farming, also working with his brother John as a contractor. He took up a large area of land in the Millicent area, but he lost much of his cattle and sheep to disease and was forced to relinquish the property. He then went into business as an agent and produce merchant in Mount Gambier.James Cock was a councillor of Mount Gambier West for two terms, and was an active member of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society. In every capacity be displayed the highest integrity, and was esteemed and trusted by everyone in the district. He was a prominent member of the Mount Gambier Wesleyan Methodist church, and for nearly 40 years a lay preacher. He was a leader of the temperance movement and a total abstainer for 46 years. He joined the Rechabites anound 1865. He was appointed Justice of the Peace.He stood for election to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Victoria at the by-election of October 1888 brought about by the death of the Daniel Livingston, but was unsuccessful. He stood again at the next general election and was successful, and served from April 1890. Towards the end of his third term his health gave way, and he was forced to apply for an extended leave of absence, and retired when Parliament expired in April 1899. His colleagues during his parliamentary career were John Osman, George Riddoch and James Toulmin Morris.He died after several years of poor health and a series of strokes which prevented him leaving his home for several months, and was mostly confined to bed.".
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- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Category:1901_deaths.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Category:Members_of_the_South_Australian_House_of_Assembly.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Daniel_Livingston.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Electoral_district_of_Victoria.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Fife.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink First_Fleet_of_South_Australia.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink George_Riddoch.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink HMS_Buffalo_(1813).
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink James_Toulmin_Morris.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink John_Bentham_Neales.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink John_Hindmarsh.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink John_James_Osman.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Kyneton.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Lake_Alexandrina_(South_Australia).
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Magill,_South_Australia.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Matthew_Flinders.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Millicent,_South_Australia.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Mount_Barker,_South_Australia.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Mount_Gambier,_South_Australia.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Nairne,_South_Australia.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Oakbank,_South_Australia.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Port_Wakefield,_South_Australia.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Portland,_Victoria.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Robert_Cock.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Scotts_Creek,_South_Australia.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink South_Australian_House_of_Assembly.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLink Whyalla.
- James_Cock wikiPageWikiLinkText "James Cock".
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- James_Cock subject Category:1833_births.
- James_Cock subject Category:1901_deaths.
- James_Cock subject Category:Members_of_the_South_Australian_House_of_Assembly.
- James_Cock hypernym Politician.
- James_Cock type Person.
- James_Cock comment "James Cock (21? 31? August 1833 – 25 November 1901) was a politician in colonial South Australia.Cock was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, and was the youngest son of a family which emigrated to South Australia on the HMS Buffalo, one of the First Fleet of South Australia, under Captain Hindmarsh.His father, Robert Cock (25 May 1801 – 23 March 1871), a land agent and auctioneer, led the first exploration party from Adelaide to Lake Alexandrina in 1837, crossing the creek which was named for him (now named Cox's Creek). ".
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