McCulloch, Sir James

Born 18 March 1819 (Glasgow)
Died 31 January 1893. (Ewell, Surrey, England)
Parents: George McCulloch and Jane Thomson
Marriage: (1) 1841, Susan Renwick; no children; (2) 17 Oct 1867 St Kilda, Margaret Boak Inglis; no children
Occupation: Merchant
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: Primary school Glasgow

Career: Employed softgoods firm of Dennistoun Bros.; became junior partner; arrived Melbourne 1853 with Robert Sellar to open Australian branch; later established McCulloch, Sellar & Company. President Chamber of Commerce 1856-1857, 1862-1863; director of banks and public companies. Agent-general 1872-1873. Retired to England 1886. KB 1870; KCMG 1874.

House	Electorate	Start *		End *
MLC	Non-office-bearing nominee	September 1854		March 1856
MLA	Wimmera	November 1856		August 1859?
MLA	East Melbourne	October 1859		July 1861
MLA	Mornington	March 1862	(b/e)	March? 1872
MLA	Warrnambool	May 1874		May? 1878	Resigned

Other seats contested: Melbourne 1856, Dalhousie 1861
Appointments: Commissioner Trade & Customs 29 Apr 1857-10 Mar 1858; Treasurer 27 Oct 1859-26 Nov 1860; Premier and Chief Secretary 27 June 1863-6 May 1868; Postmaster-General 9 May 1864-6 May 1868; Premier, Chief Secretary and Treasurer 11 July 1868-20 Sept 1869; Premier and Chief Secretary 9 Apr 1870-19 June 1871; Premier and Treasurer 20 Oct 1875-21 May 1877.

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References: Australian Dictionary of Biography, 5
Initial data source: Thomson, K & Serle, G, 'A Biographical Register of the Victorian Legislature 1851-1900', ANU Press, 1972
Last update: 1972 (last date the record was checked and updated)

*The Start date for Members elected after 1900 is the date they were elected. The start date for pre-1900 Members is the date they were sworn in.