James Newton
Australian politician
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| Intro | Australian politician | |
| A.K.A. | James Corcoran Newton | |
| A.K.A. | James Corcoran Newton | |
| Places | Australia | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1864 | |
| Death | 13 March 1929 (aged 65 years) |
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James Corcoran Newton (1864 – 13 March 1929) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Victoria. In 1917 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Nationalist member for Bass. From November 1923 to October 1924 he was Leader of the Opposition. In 1925 he joined Walter Lee's breakaway Liberal faction. He retired from politics in 1928 and died in Launceston the following year.