About James Walker
Lived 1883 – 1945 (aged 61). James Walker was a British politician.
James Walker (12 May 1883 – 5 January 1945) was a Labour Party politician.
At Ruskin College he gained distinction in economics and social science. For years he was organiser of the Steel Smelters Society, and for many years a member of Glasgow Town Council. Walker became Member of Parliament (MP) in 1929, representing the Newport constituency in Monmouthshire from 1929 to 1931 and Motherwell from 1935 until he was knocked down and killed by an Army lorry in Brighton, in 1945, aged 61. At the time of his death, Walker was Political Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation.
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Who was James Walker?
British politician (1883-1945)
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James Walker was born on 12 May 1883.
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James Walker died on 5 January 1945.
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James Walker was British.
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