James Ormonde (Australian politician)

James Patrick Ormonde (23 March 1903 – 30 November 1970) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in Fife, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated at Catholic schools in Maitland, New South Wales. He became a journalist first with the Labor Daily and then with the Sydney Morning Herald. In 1958, he was appointed to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for New South Wales, filling the casual vacancy resulting from the death of Labor Senator Bill Ashley. He was re-elected in the 1958 election, but the remainder of Ashley's term was filled by Colin McKellar; thus, Ormonde was not a Senator between 22 November 1958 and 1 July 1959. He remained in the Senate until his retirement in 1970; however, he died before his retirement took effect in 1971 and Jim McClelland, who had been elected to replace him, filled the vacancy.[1][2]

James Ormonde
Senator for New South Wales
In office
30 July 1958 – 21 November 1958
Preceded byBill Ashley
Succeeded byColin McKellar
In office
1 July 1959 – 30 November 1970
Succeeded byJim McClelland
Personal details
Born(1903-03-23)23 March 1903
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Died30 November 1970(1970-11-30) (aged 67)
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityScottish Australian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
Spouse
Margaret May Fraser
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(m. 1927)​
OccupationJournalist

References
  1. Clune, David (2010). "ORMONDE, James Patrick (1901–1970)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
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