James Martin (New South Wales politician)

James Martin (1850 – 30 April 1898) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Sydney to contractor Francis Martin and Hannah Allan. He attended William Street and Fort Street public schools and then Sydney Grammar School, becoming a businessman dealing in hardware and machinery. In 1872 he married Elizabeth Bates, with whom he had four children. In 1889 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for South Sydney. He transferred to Sydney-Bligh in 1894 but was defeated in 1895. Martin died at Burwood in 1898.

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