James Gardiner (Australian politician)
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The Honourable James Gardiner |
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 1 March – 28 June 1917 |
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| Preceded by | Bertie Johnston |
| Succeeded by | George Taylor |
| Leader of the Country Party in Western Australia |
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In office 21 October 1914 – 18 March 1915 |
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| Deputy | Francis Willmott |
| Preceded by | None (new position) |
| Succeeded by | Francis Willmott |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 24 April 1901 – 28 June 1904 |
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| Preceded by | John Hassell |
| Succeeded by | Charles Keyser |
| Constituency | Albany |
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In office 21 October 1914 – 12 March 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Moore |
| Succeeded by | Charles Maley |
| Constituency | Irwin |
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| Born |
12 June 1861 Papakura, New Zealand |
| Died | 27 October 1928 (aged 67) Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party |
Liberal (1911) Country (from 1914) |
James Gardiner (12 June 1861 – 27 October 1928) was an Australian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1901 to 1904 and from 1914 to 1921. He served as colonial treasurer under two premiers, Walter James and Henry Lefroy. Gardiner was also the inaugural state leader of the Country Party from 1914 to 1915, and briefly served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from March to June 1917.
Gardiner was born at Papakura, New Zealand (south of Auckland), to Mary (née Craig) and George Gardiner. Moving to South Australia early in 1865, Gardiner was initially educated in Port Augusta then from 1870 in Saddleworth. After he left school at age 11, he worked for the South Australian Carrying Company Limited and other commercial companies.
From 1882 to 1885 he was an accountant in Naracoorte, and secretary of its Pastoral and Agricultural Society, the Naracoorte Institute and the Naracoorte Turf Club. In early 1886 Gardiner briefly took a post as a provisional school teacher at Lochaber, South Australia.
Gardiner then worked from mid-1886 in Melbourne as an accountant for William Hamilton & Co., a stock and station agency. After leaving the stock and station agency about 1893, Gardiner set up business for himself for two years, then accepted a position with the publisher Gordon & Gotch. Following news of gold strikes in Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Gardiner was sent to Perth in 1895 to establish and manage a new branch.
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