| James Parker | |
| Constituency Am1: | Burke |
| Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start1: | 26 October 1875 |
| Term End1: | 21 June 1876 |
| Predecessor1: | William Hodgkinson |
| Successor1: | Patrick O'Sullivan |
| Birth Date: | c. 1820 |
| Death Date: | 7 January 1899 (aged 78 or 79) |
| Death Place: | Jembaicumbene, New South Wales, Australia |
| Restingplace: | Braidwood General Cemetery |
| Birthname: | James Augustus Parker |
| Occupation: | Crushing mill operator, Miner and mill proprietor |
James Augustus Parker (c. 1820 – 7 January 1899) was a miner, mill proprietor, and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Parker was born around 1820 to parents John Parker and his wife Rebecca.[2]
When the member for the Queensland state seat of Burke, William Hodgkinson, resigned in 1875 to head up a government expedition, Parker won the subsequent by-election unopposed.[3] Parker himself went on to resign the seat in June of the following year.[1]
He died at Jembaicumbene, New South Wales in 1899[1] and was buried in the Braidwood General Cemetery.[4]