James Walker (12 May 1883 – 5 January 1945) was a Labour Party politician.

At Ruskin 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 constituency in Monmouthshire 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]

References

  1. ^ "NON-STOP LORRY KILLS SCOTS M.P". Dundee Courier. 6 January 1945. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b "MR. JAMES WALKER HURT IN ROAD ACCIDENT". Gloucester Citizen. 5 January 1945. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "M.P. KILLED". Daily Mirror. 6 January 1945. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byReginald Clarry Member of Parliament for Newport 1929–1931 Succeeded byReginald Clarry Preceded byThomas Ormiston Member of Parliament for Motherwell 1935–1945 Succeeded byRobert McIntyre Trade union offices Preceded byWilliam Shaw President of the Scottish Trades Union Congress 1921 Succeeded byCharles Gallie Preceded byJack Jones and J. W. Ogden Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour 1921 With: J. H. Thomas Succeeded byEdward L. Poulton and Herbert Smith Party political offices Preceded byBarbara Ayrton-Gould Chair of the Labour Party 1940–1941 Succeeded byWalter Green


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