John Robertson (Bothwell MP)

For other people named John Robertson, see John Robertson (disambiguation).

Robertson in the mid-1900s

John Robertson MBE (1867 – 14 February 1926)[1] 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.[1] In the 1919 by-election, he was elected as Member of Parliament, holding the seat until his death at age 59.[2]

He served as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, in the short-lived Labour government of 1924.[1]

He was awarded the MBE in 1918.

References

  1. ^ a b c Report of Proceedings at the Annual Trades Union Congress Volume 58. Trades Union Congress. 1926. p. 303.
  2. ^ "Death of John Robertson". Social-democrat. March 1926. p. 4.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bothwell
1919–1926 		Succeeded by
Trade union offices
Preceded by Treasurer of the Scottish Miners' Federation
1908–1914 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Scottish Miners' Federation
1918–1920 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
A. B. Hall and Charles Hobson
 Auditor of the Trades Union Congress
1919
With: Ben Smith 		Succeeded by


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