James Ogden

Who was James Ogden?

James Ernest Ogden was an Australian politician who was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly and the Australian Senate.

Ogden was born at Durdidwarrah, near Geelong, Victoria and educated at Steiglitz State School until he was 14 and then worked at a variety of jobs in different parts of Australia. From 1896 until 1906 he was a prospector and miner on the west-coast of Tasmania. He married Emma Etta Colls in 1897. He was later president of the Tasmanian branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association.