James Lord (January 30, 1878 – March 13, 1962) was an English-born American labor unionist.
Born in England, Lord emigrated to the United States in 1888. He settled in Farmington, Illinois, where he worked at a colliery, and joined the United Mine Workers of America. In 1912, he was elected as vice-president of the union' District 12, covering Illinois.
In 1914, the presidency of the Mining Department of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) was made full-time and salaried, and Lord was appointed to the post. During World War I, he additionally served on the Committee on Labor of the Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defense. In 1918, he was made treasurer of the new Pan-American Federation of Labor.
The Mining Department was dissolved in 1922, and Lord became an organizer for the AFL, based on the West Coast. By 1923, his mental health was poor, and his wife had him committed.
About 1929, Lord moved to Lafayette, Colorado where he died in 1962.
References
- ^ The Samuel Gompers Papers. University of Illinois Press. 1986. ISBN 9780252033896.
- "Mine Department A.F.L. abolished". Dallas Morning News. August 1, 1922.
- "Wife says labor leader is insane". Washington Post. August 25, 1923.
- "Prominent Labor Organizer John R. Lord Dies at 85". Lafayette Leader. March 15, 1962.
| Trade union offices | ||
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| Preceded byJohn Phillip White | President of the Mining Department 1914–1922 |
Succeeded byDepartment abolished |
| Preceded byWilliam D. Mahon Matthew Woll |
American Federation of Labor delegate to the Trades Union Congress 1917 With: John Golden |
Succeeded byWilliam J. Bowen Samuel Gompers |