Background
He was born in Sydney to James Chisholm, a member of the New South Wales Corps.
He was born in Sydney to James Chisholm, a member of the New South Wales Corps.
At a young age he became a pastoralist near Goulburn.
He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1851 to 1856 and from 1865 to 1888, when he died at Goulburn.