James Galloway Weir (6 July 1839 – 18 May 1911) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Biography Born in Scotland, he was the son of a builder, James Ross Weir. He was a pupil at Dollar Academy before moving with his family to London as a young man. He worked as a travelling salesman for a haberdashery company before he went into business on his own account in 1863 importing sewing machines. He retired from business in about 1879/80 to pursue politics full-time. Weir's brother, John Weir became the secretary of the Fife and Kinross Miners' Association."Election intelligence", Manchester Guardian, 20 June 1889
He unsuccessfully contested the Falkirk Burghs constituency in 1885, when he got a derisory vote. He was elected for Ross and Cromarty as one of five Crofters' Party MPs in 1892, transferring his allegiance to the mainstream Liberal Party in 1895.Drummond, Andrew (2020), A Quite Impossible Proposal: How Not to Build a Railway, Birlinn, p. 204, He held the seat until his death.
He was also elected to the London County Council in 1892 to represent Islington East as a member of the majority Liberal-backed Progressive Party.The London County Council Election, The Times, 7 March 1892, p. 10
He died at his home in Frognal, Hampstead in 1911 aged 71, and was buried at Marylebone Cemetery.
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