Sir James O'Grady | |
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14th Governor of Tasmania | |
In office 23 December 1924 – 23 December 1930 | |
Monarch | George V |
Premier | Joseph Lyons John McPhee |
Preceded by | Sir William Allardyce |
Succeeded by | Sir Ernest Clark |
17th Governor of the Falkland Islands | |
In office 1931–1934 | |
Monarch | George V |
Preceded by | Sir Arnold Hodson |
Succeeded by | Sir Herbert Henniker-Heaton |
Member of Parliament for Leeds South East | |
In office 14 December 1918 – 29 October 1924 | |
Preceded by | Constituency Created |
Succeeded by | Henry Slesser |
Member of Parliament for Leeds East | |
In office 8 February 1906 – 14 December 1918 | |
Preceded by | Henry Struther Cautley |
Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Bristol, England | 6 May 1866
Died | 10 December 1934 London, England | (aged 68)
Political party | Labour |
Sir James O'Grady, KCMG (6 May 1866 – 10 December 1934) was a trade unionist and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was the first colonial governor appointed by the Labour Party from within its own ranks.