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James Menzies was the father of Robert Menzies. He was employed as a coach painter in Ballarat before becoming a general storekeeper at Jeparit in 1894. He married Kate Sampson in 1889. James Menzies was a councillor of Dimboola Shire and member for Lowan in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1911 to 1920. From 1926, Menzies worked for BHP as a statistical officer and tariff adviser. At the time of his death he was an executive member of the Australian Industries’ Protection League.
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Death of Mr James Menzies, The Argus, 2 November 1945, 3. Accessed 5 December 2012.
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