Jim Thorn

Jim Thorn
4th High Commissioner to Canada
In office
12 May 1947 – 8 August 1950
Appointed byPeter Fraser
Preceded byDavid Wilson
Succeeded byThomas Hislop
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Thames
In office
27 November 1935 – 27 November 1946
Preceded byAlbert Samuel
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
9th President of the Labour Party
In office
3 April 1929 – 8 April 1931
Vice PresidentJohn Archer
Preceded byJohn Archer
Succeeded byRex Mason
Personal details
Born1 June 1882
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died21 November 1956 (1956-11-22) (aged 74)
Wellington, New Zealand
Political partyLabour Party
Other political
affiliations
IPLL
Social Democratic
SpouseMargaret Thorn
ProfessionJournalist
Military service
AllegianceNew Zealand Army
Years of service1900–01
Rank Bugler
Battles/warsSecond Boer War

James Thorn (1 June 1882 – 21 November 1956) was a New Zealand politician and trade unionist. He was an organiser and candidate for the Independent Political Labour League, Social Democratic Party then the Labour Party.