Background
Born in the town of Drayton, Purcell assisted his father, a farm-hand, in raising and farming dairy cattle.
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James Purcell
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In 1897, he purchased land of his own near Westbrook and began dairy farming. He also served as Chairman of the Clifton Shire Council from 1911 to 1912. He died at his home in Toowoomba on 5 November 1953 following a long illness.
Membership
Purcell was a founding member of the Downs Company-operative Dairy Company Limited, the Queensland Butter Board, and was a member of the Queensland Dairy Products Stabilisation Board, serving as its chairman from 1930 to 1950, and also served as Vice-President of the Queensland Council of Agriculture.
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Nationality
Australian