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James George Drake (
26 April 1850–
1 August 1941),
Australian politician, was a member of the first federal ministry.
Drake was born in
London and educated at
King's College School, and migrated to Australia in 1873, working as a storekeeper and journalist in
Queensland. He became a shorthand reporter for the
Parliament of Queensland in 1876 until he was admitted as a barrister in 1882. A
Protectionist, he was a member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly 1888–99 and was an appointed member of the
Legislative Council of Queensland 1899–1901. He was Postmaster-General and Secretary for Public Instruction 1899-1901.
Drake was an early and energetic supporter of
Australia. He was elected to the
Australian Senate in
1901 as a Senator for Queensland. He was
Postmaster-General 1901–03 in the
ministry of
Edmund Barton. He was
Minister for Defence 1903,
Attorney General 1903–04 and
Vice-President of the Executive Council 1904–05. He was left out of
Alfred Deakin's
second ministry and retired from parliament in 1906. He stood for the Queensland state seat of North Brisbane in 1907, but only gained 137 votes.
[
Drake was state crown prosecutor from 1910 to 1920. He died in Brisbane Hospital, survived by four children from his marriage to Mary Street in 1897. ][Further Information]
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