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STYLES, James was born on July 3, 1841 in Croydon, England. Son of William Styles and Hariett Friend.
STYLES, James was born on July 3, 1841 in Croydon, England. Son of William Styles and Hariett Friend.
Studied at St. James’s Public School. Protestant Hall, Melbourne.
Fourteen years Member of Town Council of Williamstowm. Five years a Commissioner of Melbourne Harbour Trust. Ten years Member of Metropolitan Board of Works.
Government Representative on Board of Public Health, and Acting-Chairman. Elected Victorian Parliament, 1894. First Prize Essayist on Water-Supply in Colony of New South Wales, 1872.
Elected Life Member Society of Engineers, London, 1887. Senator of the Commonwealth of Australia 1900 - 7.
Club: Commercial Travellers’, Melbourne.
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