James O'Grady

Sir James O'Grady
14th Governor of Tasmania
In office
23 December 1924 – 23 December 1930
MonarchGeorge V
PremierJoseph Lyons
John McPhee
Preceded bySir William Allardyce
Succeeded bySir Ernest Clark
17th Governor of the Falkland Islands
In office
1931–1934
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded bySir Arnold Hodson
Succeeded bySir Herbert Henniker-Heaton
Member of Parliament
for Leeds South East
In office
14 December 1918 – 29 October 1924
Preceded byConstituency Created
Succeeded byHenry Slesser
Member of Parliament
for Leeds East
In office
8 February 1906 – 14 December 1918
Preceded byHenry Struther Cautley
Succeeded byConstituency Abolished
Personal details
Born(1866-05-06)6 May 1866
Bristol, England
Died10 December 1934(1934-12-10) (aged 68)
London, England
Political partyLabour

Sir James O'Grady, KCMG (6 May 1866 – 10 December 1934) was a trade unionist and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was the first colonial governor appointed by the Labour Party from within its own ranks.