James Ronald
James Ronald | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Southern Melbourne |
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In office 29 March 1901 – 12 December 1906 |
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Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Division abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Scotland |
27 August 1861
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Nationality | Scottish Australian |
Political party | Labor (1901–06) Independent (1906) |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Religion | Presbyterian |
James Black Ronald (27 August 1861 – 27 July 1941) was an Australian politician. Born in Scotland, he was educated at Edinburgh University and became a Presbyterian clergyman. Migrating to Australia in 1888, he became a clergyman in Melbourne. In 1901, he attempted to gain Protectionist endorsement to contest the Australian House of Representatives seat of Southern Melbourne; when he was unsuccessful, he turned to the Labor Party, which endorsed him instead. Ronald won the seat, one of only two Victorian Labor members elected in the first federal election. Ronald's seat was abolished in 1906, and he attempted to gain Labor endorsement to contest the neighbouring Melbourne Ports. When this endorsement was given to James Mathews instead, Ronald contested the seat as an independent Labor candidate, but was unsuccessful. He rejoined the ALP after the election, but was one of many Labor members to leave in 1916 over the issue of conscription, eventually ending up in the Nationalist Party. Ronald died in 1941.[1]
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Parliament of Australia | ||
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Preceded by
New seat
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Member for Southern Melbourne 1901 – 1906 |
Succeeded by Seat abolished |
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