James Walker (12 May 1883 – 5 January 1945) was a Labour Party politician.
AtRuskin College he gained distinction in economics and social science. For years he was organiser of the Steel Smelters Society, and for many years a member of Glasgow Town Council.[1] Walker became Member of Parliament (MP) in 1929, representing the Newport constituencyinMonmouthshire from 1929 to 1931 and Motherwell from 1935 until he was knocked down and killed by an Army lorry in Brighton, in 1945, aged 61.[2][3] At the time of his death, Walker was Political Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Newport 1929–1931 |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Motherwell 1935–1945 |
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| Preceded by | President of the Scottish Trades Union Congress 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour 1921 With: J. H. Thomas |
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| Preceded by | Chair of the Labour Party 1940–1941 |
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