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

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seat of

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, 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

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, a position he held until 1950. He was knighted in 1941, and died in Launceston.

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1878 births 1961 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Australian Knights Bachelor {{Australia-Nationalist-politician-stub