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James S. Drummond

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Died
  
1881

James Smith Drummond (?-1881) was mayor of Victoria

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Personal life

He was born in Scotland and came to Victoria in the 1850s.

He married John Tod's daughter Elizabeth.

Mayor

He was first elected in 1875

Votes:

  • James Drummond 299
  • Charles Morton 232
  • Many people, especially Amor de Cosmos, were upset Drummond won because a lot of Chinese people voted for him. All property owners were allowed to vote which in included Chinese, blacks and even women. Three of the voters for Drummond in 1875 were women.

    He ran again in 1876 and defeated W.R.Clarke but when he ran in 1877 he was defeated by Montague Tyrwhitt-Drake

    References

    James S. Drummond Wikipedia