James O'Grady (1866 - 1934)

Born 6 May 1866 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Louisa (James) O'Grady — married 1887 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Died 10 Dec 1934 at age 68 in London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

James O'Grady was born in 1866 at Bristol, England.

He married Louisa James on 30 July 1887 at Bristol, Gloucestershire.^[1]

He was one of the 29 Labour MPs elected at the 1906 general election.

He was elected at the 1906 general election as MP for Leeds East and was re-elected at the elections in January 1910 and December 1910. When the Leeds East constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election, he was returned unopposed for the new Leeds South East constituency. He held that seat until he stepped down from Parliament at the 1924 general election.

He served as the Governor of Tasmania, Australia from 1924-30 and as the Governor of the Falkland Islands from 1931-34. James was the first colonial governor appointed by the Labour Party from within its own ranks.

James O'Grady died on 10 December1934 at London, England.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriages Sep 1887 O'GRADY JAMES District Bristol Vol 6a Page 100 https://www.freebmd.org.uk
2. ↑ Deaths Dec 1934 O'GRADY JAMES Age 68 District Battersea Vol 1d Page 377 https://www.freebmd.org.uk

See also:

• Giles, Diana. 2019. "Dictionary of Falklands Biography" 'O'GRADY, Sir JAMES 1866 - 1934' https://www.falklandsbiographies.org/biographies/348
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Grady
• https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-james-ogrady/index.html