James Ronald
James Ronald | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Southern Melbourne | |
| In office 29 March 1901 – 12 December 1906 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Division abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1861 Linlithgow, Scotland |
| Died | 27 July 1941 (aged 79) Melbourne, Australia |
| Party | Liberal (UK) (c. 1879) Labor (1898–1906) Nationalist (1917) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1906, 1929) |
| Occupation | Clergyman |
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James Black Ronald (27 August 1861 – 27 July 1941) was an Australian politician and Presbyterian minister. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1901 to 1906, representing the seat of Southern Melbourne as one of the inaugural members of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He unsuccessfully stood for re-election at the 1906 federal election as an independent, after losing ALP endorsement. He later spent over 15 years in unsuccessful litigation against his former parliamentary colleague and fellow Presbyterian Robert Harper.