James Atkinson (Australian politician) explained

James Henry Atkinson (c. 1820  - 31 August 1873) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was born at Wakefield in Yorkshire. He ran a wool washing works at Botany Swamps before erecting a dam at Lachlan Swamps around 1849. He later expanded to become a fellmonger. In 1859 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Central Cumberland, serving until his resignation due to insolvency in 1863.[1] Atkinson died at Newtown in 1873.[2]

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  1. News: In insolvency . . 65 . 21 April 1863 . 16 June 2021 . 918 . Trove.
  2. Mr James Henry Atkinson (1820-1873) . 493 . Yes . 3 May 2019.