James Croke

James Croke (1789 – 10 March 1857) was Solicitor-General of Victoria (Australia) and a politician, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.[1]

Croke was born in County Cork, Ireland, the son of William Croke, a farmer. Croke was admitted Irish Bar in 1821 and practised in the Munster circuit.[1]

Croke arrived in Sydney, New South Wales on Sydney on 25 July 1839[2] and in the Port Phillip District in November 1839.[1] He was appointed Crown prosecutor and admitted Port Phillip Bar in 1841.[1] On 21 July 1852, Croke was appointed Solicitor-General and a member of the old (unicameral) Victorian Legislative Council,[2] replacing Edward Williams.[3] Williams was sworn-in in July 1852 and held the seat until resigning in January 1854, he then returned to England.[1]

Croke died in Richmond Hill, Petersham, Surrey, England, on 10 March 1857.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Croke, James". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
  2. 1 2 Labilliere, Francis Peter. Early History of the Colony of Victoria. II.
  3. ↑ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 171. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by
Edward Williams		 Nominated member and
Solicitor-General of Victoria
21 July 1852 – January 1854 		Succeeded by
Robert Molesworth
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