James Mann (Australian politician)

James Mann
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
In office 12 April 1930 – 25 March 1950
Preceded by	Charles Wansbrough
Succeeded by	None (seat abolished)
Constituency	Beverley
In office 25 March 1950 – 31 March 1962
Preceded by	None (new seat)
Succeeded by	None (seat abolished)
Constituency	Avon Valley
Personal details
Born	(1892-06-22)22 June 1892 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Died	20 June 1965(1965-06-20) (aged 72) Beverley, Western Australia, Australia
Political party	Nationalist (1927) Country (1924; 1930–1949) Liberal (from 1949)
Other political affiliations	Independent (1949)

James Isaac Mann (22 June 1892 – 20 June 1965) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1930 to 1962. He represented two Wheatbelt electorates, holding the seat of Beverley from 1930 to 1950 and the seat of Avon Valley from 1950 to 1962, and at various times sat for the Country Party, the Nationalist Party, the Liberal Party, and as an independent.

Mann was born in Toodyay, Western Australia, to Caroline Jane (née Edwards) and John Gibson Mann. He was raised in Beverley, where his father was an early settler and served as the town's mayor for a period. Mann enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in December 1914, and during the war served with the 10th Light Horse Regiment. After returning to Australia, he took up land at Beverley as part of a soldier settlement scheme.

Mann first ran for parliament at the 1924 state election, but was narrowly defeated by Charles Wansbrough in the seat of Beverley, losing by just 15 votes on the two-candidate-preferred count. Both Mann and Wansbrough stood for the Country Party, but owing to a split in party stood for different factions, with Mann representing the Ministerial faction (supporting the government of James Mitchell) and Wansbrough representing the Executive faction (opposing Mitchell's government).

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