About Claude James
Lived 1878 – 1961 (aged 83). Claude James was an Australian politician.
Sir Claude Ernest Weymouth James (24 February 1878 – 27 August 1961) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Launceston. In 1925 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Bass, initially as a member of Walter Lee's "Liberal" grouping. By 1928 he had joined the Nationalist Party. He served a period as a minister. In 1937 he retired from the House, becoming Tasmania's Agent-General in London, a position he held until 1950. He was knighted in 1941, and died in Launceston.
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Who was Claude James?
Australian politician
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Claude James was born on 24 February 1878.
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Claude James died on 27 August 1961.
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Claude James was a politician.
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Claude James was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Claude James. https://biography.guide/claude-james/
MLA: "Claude James." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/claude-james/.
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