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John Robertson MBE (1867 – 14 February 1926) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He began work in the coal mines at age 11, eventually becoming Chairman of the Scottish Miners' Union. He was unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for the Bothwell constituency in Lanarkshire at the 1918 general election. In the 1919 by-election, he was elected as Member of Parliament, holding the seat until his death at age 59.
He served as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, in the short-lived Labour government of 1924.
He was awarded the MBE in 1918.
References
- ^ Report of Proceedings at the Annual Trades Union Congress Volume 58. Trades Union Congress. 1926. p. 303.
- "Death of John Robertson". Social-democrat. March 1926. p. 4.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded byDavid MacDonald | Member of Parliament for Bothwell 1919–1926 |
Succeeded byJoseph Sullivan |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded byJohn Weir | Treasurer of the Scottish Miners' Federation 1908–1914 |
Succeeded byWilliam Adamson |
| Preceded byRobert Smillie | President of the Scottish Miners' Federation 1918–1920 |
Succeeded byHugh Murnin |
| Preceded byA. B. Hall and Charles Hobson | Auditor of the Trades Union Congress 1919 With: Ben Smith |
Succeeded byWalter Smith and William Straker |
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