James Corcoran Newton (1864 – 13 March 1929) was an Australian politician. Newton was born in Victoria. He was elected in 1917 to the

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at a by-election as a

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member for

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. From November 1923 to October 1924 he was leader of the Nationalists and

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. In 1925, he joined Walter Lee's breakaway Liberal faction. He retired from politics on 30 May 1928 and died in Launceston the following year.

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1864 births 1929 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Leaders of the Opposition in Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Nationalist-politician-stub