Background
He was born at Parramatta to George and Mary Merriman.
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James Merriman
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Career
Around 1850 he returned to settle at Sydney, where he ran shipping services between Sydney and New Zealand. From 1867 to 1883 he served on Sydney City Council, including periods as mayor in 1873 and from 1877 to 1878. In 1877 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for West Sydney, but he did not re-contest in 1880.
Merriman died in Sydney in 1883.
