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Drake, James George, 1850-1941
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1850-1941
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Journalist and publisher, politician and lawyer. Arrived in Australia from England 1873. Worked as a journalist and barrister. Elected to Queensland Parliament as member for Enoggera 1888 to 1899 and to Queensland Legislative Council 1899 to 1901. Entered federal politics in 1901 as senator for Queensland. Was Postmaster-General 1901 to 1903, Minister for Defence August to September 1903 and Attorney General 1906. In 1910 he became Crown Prosecutor for Central Queensland and from 1921 was engaged in private legal practice. Drake’s publishing activities include his association with the following newspapers The Boomerang, Progress and Commonwealth: an Australian national journal. Partners in the Boomerang Newspaper Company were initially William Lane, Alfred Walker and James George Drake. Drake was also editor and proprietor of Progress (1899 to 1901) and Commonwealth (1906).
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Revised, Linda Justo, 9-Sep-2020.
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H. J. Gibbney, 'Drake, James George (1850–1941)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed online 9-Sep-2020.