James Comrie (politician)
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James Comrie (politician)
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James Comrie 1816-1902 was an Australian politician and philanthropist. James Comrie was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in May 1816 and arrived in Sydney in June 1843 and worked as a general merchant at Moore's Wharf, Millers Point. In October 1847 he married Sophia Russell the wealthy widow of Phillip Russell. His primary interests were the Christian Faith and books. It was his chief hobby to buy books and give them away which led him to be dubbed a 'literary philanthropist'. He was a pastoralist
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Australian politician and philanthropist
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