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Australian politician (1789–1857) For the harbourmaster at the Port of Fremantle, see James Nias Croke.

James Croke (1789 – 10 March 1857) was Solicitor-General of Victoria (Australia) and a politician, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.

Croke was born in County Cork, Ireland, the son of William Croke, a farmer. Croke was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was admitted to the Irish Bar in 1821 and practised in the Munster circuit.

Croke arrived in Sydney, New South Wales on Sydney on 25 July 1839 and in the Port Phillip District in November 1839. He was appointed Crown prosecutor and admitted Port Phillip Bar in 1841. On 21 July 1852, Croke was appointed Solicitor-General and a member of the old (unicameral) Victorian Legislative Council, replacing Edward Williams. Croke was sworn-in in July 1852 and held the seat until resigning in January 1854, he then returned to England.

Croke died in Richmond Hill, Petersham, Surrey, England, on 10 March 1857.

References

  1. ^ "James Croke". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  2. Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860), George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 194: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  3. ^ Labilliere, Francis Peter. Early History of the Colony of Victoria. Vol. II.
  4. Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 171. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

 

Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded byEdward Williams Nominated member and
Solicitor-General of Victoria
21 July 1852 – January 1854 		Succeeded byRobert Molesworth
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