James Buchanan (1827 – 9 December 1891) was an Australian politician. He was born at

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and before entering politics was a goldfields commissioner in

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. In 1863 he was elected to the

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for Goldfields North, but he did not re-contest in 1864. He was later a stipendiary magistrate and retired around 1887 as president of the Central Police Court. Buchanan died at Darling Point in 1891.

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1827 births 1891 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 19th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub