James Archibald Mackinnon (27 September 1851 – 2 September 1910) was a politician and stock and station agent in New South Wales, Australia. He was born in

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and was educated at

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. He worked as a station agent around the

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, and eventually owned land around

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. In 1882 he was elected to the

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as the member for

. In 1885 he was defeated by two votes, in a result that was overturned and resulted in Mackinnon resuming his seat. Initially associated with the

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s, he joined the Labor Party when it formed in 1891, but refused to sign the pledge and was defeated as a Protectionist in 1894. He later moved to Grenfell, where he died in 1910.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mackinnon, James 1841 births 1910 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Protectionist Party politicians