James Haslam
James Haslam | |
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| Member of Parliament for Chesterfield | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Barnes |
- For the James Haslam who founded Pilot Corporation, see James Haslam Jr.
James Haslam (1 April 1842 – 31 July 1913) was a British politician, representing Chesterfield as an MP from 1906 to 1913
Before entering Parliament in 1906, Haslam had been a founder member[1] and served as a leading official of the Derbyshire Miners’ Association (DMA) since its inception some 30 years earlier. He was returned in 1906 as a Liberal candidate, but won the two General Elections of 1910 as a Labour candidate.[2]
He died in 1913 in Chesterfield aged 71.
He currently has a statue outside the former Miner's Offices on Saltergate at Chesterfield.
References
- ^ painting, Haddon, BBC, retrieved 28 July 2014
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- J. E. Williams, The Derbyshire Miners A Study in Industrial and Social History, 1962
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