James Chaine (1841 – 4 May 1885)[1] was an Irish shipping businessman and a Conservative Party[2] politician in the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland where he represented County Antrim, Ulster from 1874 to 1885. .
The son of James Chaine of Ballycraigy and Carncastle and wife, Maria (from Antrim Town), was educated in Blackheath.
Chaine was also known for helping link Larne Harbour with the United States of America & other inland Countys.
[1] Chaine, James Porter Corry and William Ewart formed a minority of Irish MPs from "the world of the big business" while the majority were either landowners or descendants of the landed families.
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