Person
Lorimer, James (1831 - 1889)
KCMG
- Born
- 30 March 1831
Dumfriesshire, Scotland - Died
- 6 September 1889
- Occupation
- Parliamentarian and Merchant
Summary
Sir James Lorimer was a successful merchants and shipping agent in Victoria during the mid to late 1800s. He was also a respected parliamentarian and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1887. Lorimer is thought to have co-patented 'Improvements in the Mode of Preserving Animal and vegetable Substances' in 1863.
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Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details
Book Sections
- Badger, C. R., 'Lorimer, Sir James (1831 - 1889)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1974), pp. 102-103. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050121b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Lorimer, James, Marwood, Matthe and Rome, Robert, 'Improvements in the Mode of Preserving Animal and vegetable Substances (Patent, 3 Sept., 1863)', Specifications of Letters of Registration of Patents for Inventions - South Australia, 1 (37) (1848-68), 3. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16062645. Details
- 'Lorimer, James (1831-1889)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474223. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 18 October 2006, Last modified: 5 March 2018