James Augustus Parker

James Parker
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burke
In office 26 October 1875 – 21 June 1876
Preceded by	William Hodgkinson
Succeeded by	Patrick O'Sullivan
Personal details
Born	James Augustus Parker 1820
Died	7 January 1899 (aged 78 or 79) Jembaicumbene, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place	Braidwood General Cemetery
Occupation	Crushing mill operator, Miner and mill proprietor

James Augustus Parker (1820 – 7 January 1899) was a miner, mill proprietor, and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Parker was born around 1820 to parents John Parker and his wife Rebecca.

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. Parker himself went on to resign the seat in June of the following year.

He died at Jembaicumbene, New South Wales in 1899 and was buried in the Braidwood General Cemetery.

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