Born: 14 May 1820, Middleton, Cork, Ireland
Arrived in Sydney: 1821
Admitted solicitor: 10 May 1845
Admitted to Bar: 11 September 1856
Occupation: Solicitor

Attorney-General:	26 August - 2 October 1856; 7 September 1857 - 8 November 1858; 16 October 1863 - 2 February 1865; 22 January 1866 - 26 October 1868; 16 December 1870 - 13 May 1872
Member Legislative Assembly:	Cook and Westmoreland: 4 April 1856-11 April 1959; Eastern Sydney: 9 June 1859-10 November 1860; Orange: 28 June 1862-16 October 1863; The Tumut: 16 November 1863-10 November 1864; Monaro: 24 December 1864-7 March 1865; Lachlan: 28 December 1864-15 November 1869; Eastern Sydney: 3 December 1869-3 February 1872; Eastern Macquarie: 22 Feb. 1872-11 Nov. 1873
Queen’s Counsel:	1857
Premier:	16 October 1863-2 February 1865; 22 January 1866-26 October 1868; 16 December 1870-13 May 1872
KCB:	1869
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of NSW:	1873-86

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Australian Dictionary of Biography entry (Bede Nairn 2006, 'Martin, Sir James (1820-1886)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition, ISSN 1833-7538, Australian National University) >>