James Millar Jack
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James Millar Jack (1847 or 1848 – 28 September 1912) was a Scottish trade unionist and politician.
Jack came to prominence as a member of the Associated Iron Moulders of Scotland (AIMS), and was elected as its general secretary in November 1879.[1] He also represented the union at the Trades Union Congress (TUC), and was elected to the TUC's Parliamentary Committee in 1884. He chaired the committee in 1887, and was re-elected most years until 1896.[2]
Jack was also interested in the political representation of workers, and was appointed as a vice-president of the Labour Electoral Association.[2] In 1890, he was elected to Glasgow Town Council, with the backing of the Glasgow Trades Council. He was only the second Liberal-Labour representative on the council.[3]
Under Jack, AIMS was a founding member of the Federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades, and Jack served as its president for many years until his unexpected death in 1912.[2]
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Preceded by John Fraser | General Secretary of the Associated Iron Moulders of Scotland 1879 – 1912 | Succeeded by John Brown |
Preceded by George Sedgwick and Peter Shorrocks | Auditor of the Trades Union Congress 1883 With: Thomas Sharples | Succeeded by Thomas Ashton and John Wilson |
Preceded by James Mawdsley | Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress 1887 | Succeeded by William Crawford |
Preceded by Robert Knight | President of the Federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades c.1900 – 1912 | Succeeded by John Hill? |
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