James Crawford

James Crawford (1 August 1896 – 15 July 1982) was a Scottish trade unionist.

Crawford attended Carrick Academy in Maybole before serving in World War I, with both the Highland Light Infantry, and the Cameronians. He joined the Labour Party, serving on Glasgow City Council from 1930 until 1938. At the 1935 United Kingdom general election, he stood unsuccessfully in Kilmarnock.

Crawford was active in the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives (NUBSO), and was elected as its President in 1944. In 1950, he was appointed to the Advisory Council of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and from 1955 served on the British Productivity Council. He joined the National Coal Board as a part-time member in 1956 then,