James Croke (1789 – 10 March 1857) was

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and a politician, a member of the

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. Croke was born in

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, Ireland, the son of William Croke, a farmer. Croke was educated at

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.''Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)'',

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p. 194: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He was admitted to the Irish Bar in 1821 and practised in the Munster circuit. Croke arrived in

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on Sydney on 25 July 1839 and in the

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in November 1839. He was appointed Crown prosecutor and admitted Port Phillip Bar in 1841. On 21 July 1852, Croke was appointed Solicitor-General and a member of the old (unicameral) Victorian Legislative Council, replacing Edward Williams. Croke was sworn-in in July 1852 and held the seat until resigning in January 1854, he then returned to England. Croke died in Richmond Hill, Petersham,

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, England, on 10 March 1857.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Croke, James 1789 births 1857 deaths Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Solicitors-general of Victoria Irish emigrants to colonial Australia Lawyers from County Cork 19th-century Australian politicians Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish barristers 19th-century Irish lawyers