James Gawthorne Kidgell (8 April 1837 – 20 May 1915) was an Australian politician in Queensland. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for one term. [1]
Kidgell was born 8 April 1837 in Polesworth, Warwickshire, England. His parents were Henry Kidgell and Christina (née Gawthorne). [2] [3] He was educated at The Congregational College, Lewisham, Kent. [3]
He moved to Australia in 1852. [3]
Kidgell worked as a draper in Castlemaine, Victoria from 1853 to 1877. [3]
He was employed as the Town Clerk of Borough of Gympie in 1880. [3] Later he became the editor of The Gympie Times newspaper (the proprietor being Jacob Stumm). [4]
He was also the editor of the Gundagai Times for some years. [4] Subsequently, he moved to Melbourne where he established an advertising agency and was the printer of "The Woman", a paper for the Women's League.
Kidgell was the Member of the Queensland Parliament for Gympie from March 1877 to November 1878. [1]
He married Anne Marie Quentin in 1871 and the couple had five sons and three daughters. [3] His niece, Ada Augusta Kidgell, was also a journalist and novelist and married William Arthur Holman, Premier of New South Wales. [4]
He retired from business about 1911 and settled in Myrrhee, Victoria. [4]
Kidgell died 20 May 1915 in Myrnnhee. [3] He was buried in Wangaratta cemetery. [4]
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