Keir Hardie
Scottish socialist and labour leader (1856-1915) · United Kingdom · On the map · Politicians · Died at 59
James Keir Hardie was a Scottish trade unionist and politician. He was a founder of the Labour Party, and was its first parliamentary leader from 1906 to 1908.
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Hardie with Andrew Fisher, leader of the Australian Labor Party, in 1907. The two first met as young men during the 1881 Ayrshire coal miners' strike.
Portrait of Hardie painted in 1893 by Scottish artist Henry John Dobson
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Hardie in 1905 by G. C. Beresford
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1856 to 1915 · aged 59
