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Wilson, James Lockie (1880 - 1956)

CBE

Pastoralist and Stud-breeder

Born: 29 August 1880 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 13 November 1956 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

James Lockie Wilson and his partner P.J.C. McDouall founded a Hereford stud in 1919 and a Poll Hereford stud in 1936. He was an executive member of the United Graziers' Association for 27 years and chaired its cattle committee, which opposed the introduction into Queensland of tropical Zebu cattle by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in 1933. Wilson was also Calliope Shire councillor for over 20 years and president of the Gladstone Show Society. He was educated at Hawkesbury Agricultural College in Richmond, New South Wales.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1899 - 1901 Served in the Boer War
1905 Purchased Calliope station, near Gladstone in Queensland with P.J.C. McDouall
1912 - Director of the Port Curtis Co-operative Dairy Association Ltd
1914 - 1942 Member of the Gladstone Harbour Board
1916 - 1919 Served with the 11^th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Force
1919 Bought Calliungal, Rannes and Balcomba stations with McDouall and founded a Hereford stud
1923 - 1924 Chairman of the Port Curtis Co-operative Dairy Association Ltd
1936 Founder of the Central Coastal Graziers' Association
1936 Founded a Poll Hereford stud
1948 - 1951 President of the Royal National Association
1955 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 18 December 2006

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