Person
Irving, James Washington (1871 - 1948)
- Born
- 18 October 1871
Oldham, Lancashire, England - Died
- 21 April 1948
- Occupation
- Veterinary surgeon
Summary
James Irving moved to Australia in 1893 to be with his parents after completing veterinary studies in Scotland. He immediately joined his father's practice and many of Queensland's animal societies. He helped establish Queensland's first professional veterinary body in 1920 and was appointed its first president. He retired from all work in c.1948 and died several months later.
Details
Chronology
- 1893
- Life event - Migrated to Australia (Brisbane) to join his family
- 1893
- Education - Veterinary studies graduate at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College in Edinburgh
- 1920 -
- Career position - Inaugural President of the Queensland Veterinary Association
- 1924 -
- Career position - Queensland Councillor of the Australian Veterinary Association
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Newton, L. G., 'Irving, James (1852-1910)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 9 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1983), p. 443. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090437b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21539690. Details
- 'Irving, James Washington (1871-1948)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463821. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 February 2018
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