James Weir McLachlan (16 August 1862 – 18 September 1938) was an Australian politician.
He was born in
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to saddler William Ramsay McLachlan and Mary Weir. He attended state schools and was a pupil teacher before inheriting the family's
Sale saddlery. He worked as a journalist for the ''Gippsland Times''. In 1908 he was elected to the
Victorian Legislative Assembly as the
Labor member for
Gippsland North. He married Celia Sarah Hearn on 23 December 1912; they had two children. He resigned from the Labor Party over conscription in 1916 and was a member of the
National Labor Party, but he did not join the
Nationalist Party and remained in the Assembly as an
independent. Known for his eccentricity, he supported governments of all three parties at various times. McLachlan held his seat until his death in 1938.
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1862 births
1938 deaths
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria
Independent members of the Parliament of Victoria
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly