James McLachlan (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Alma, South Australia, Australia
About James McLachlan (Australian politician)
- James McLachlan (9 March 1871 – 1 December 1956) was an Australian politician.
- Born in Alma in the Mid North of South Australia, he was educated at Winham College before becoming a farmer at Dalkey near where he grew up.
- His parents James and Catherine, had both immigrated from Scotland.McLachlan married Ellen Louisa Jury in 1894 and abandoned farming in 1902 following a severe drought.
- After working as a storekeeper and agent, he was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly as the Liberal member for Wooroora in 1918, serving until 1930.
- His father had held the same seat from 1893 to 1902.
- He resigned on 31 January 1930 to take up an appointment on the Pastoral Board of South Australia.In the 1934 election, McLachlan was elected to the Australian Senate as a United Australia Party Senator for South Australia, taking the seat from 1 July 1935.
- He served as Chairman of Committees from 1938 to 1941.
- McLachlan held his seat until his retirement in 1946 (by which time he was a member of the Liberal Party).
- He died in 1956.
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