Person
Irving, James (1852 - 1910)
- Born
- 1852
Rochdale, Lancashire, England - Died
- 1 December 1910
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Veterinary surgeon
Summary
James Irving was Queensland's government veterinary surgeon from 1881. This role saw him advise the State's police force, postal service and tramways company. He was also responsible for investigating disease outbreaks in farm stocks and the quarantining of infected animals. Irving was an honorary veterinary surgeon of the National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland and the Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; an inspector of dairies for the City of Brisbane; a director of the Brisbane Permanent Building and Banking Co. Ltd.; and an office-bearer of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia. His son James Washington Irving was also a successful veterinary surgeon.
Details
Chronology
- 1870
- Education - Diploma in Veterinary Sciences, Royal (Dick) Veterinary College in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1873 -
- Career position - Private practice in the Logan district
- 1873
- Life event - Migrated to Australia (Brisbane)
- c. 1881 -
- Career position - Government Veterinary Surgeon in Queensland
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Newton, L. G., 'Irving, James (1852-1910), veterinary surgeon' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (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/Q21539531. Details
- 'Irving, James (1852-1910)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1470919. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 March 2007
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