James Crawford (4 March 1870 – 28 December 1916) was a barrister and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
[1] Crawford was born in Woonona, New South Wales, to parents James Crawford and his wife Ellen (née Simpson) and attended school while still in Woonona.
[1] When working in the mines he became involved in the labour movement, becoming vice-president of the Australian Workers' Association in Cobar, New South Wales, and secretary of the Fitzroy Miners' Union.
He then represented the new seat of Mount Morgan in 1912 but was defeated by James Stopford in 1915.
He started out representing the Labour Party but by the end of his political career he was a member of the Ministerialists.