James Newton (Tasmanian politician)

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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of Tasmania (2005). "Newton, James Corcoran". The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856. Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 4 August 2013.


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