Biographical entry Smith, James Alexander (1862 - 1940)

Summary

James Alexander Smith was a Melbourne consulting engineer who held many public positions including President of the Working Men's College Council.

Details

Smith appears to have been involved with the Microscopical Society of Victoria, of which he was president around 1923, the Victorian Institute of Engineers, Victorian Railways and the Royal Society of Victoria.

Archival resources

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

• James Alexander Smith - Papers, 1878 - 1933, MS 11370; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Smith James Alexander', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476945. Details