James Haslam (1 April 1842 – 31 July 1913) was a British politician, representing Chesterfield as an MP from 1906 to 1913

James Haslam
Member of Parliament
for Chesterfield
Preceded byAlfred Barnes

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

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  1. ^ painting, Haddon, BBC, retrieved 28 July 2014
  2. ^ 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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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Chesterfield
19061913
Succeeded by
Trade union offices
Preceded by
New position
Secretary of the Derbyshire Miners' Association
1881–1913
Succeeded by
Preceded by Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour
1899
With: Alexander Wilkie
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Trades Union Congress
1910
Succeeded by