Keir Hardie
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Keir Hardie
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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. Hardie was born in Newhouse, Lanarkshire. He started working at the age of seven, and from the age of 10 worked in the Lanarkshire coal mines. With a background in preaching, he became known as a talented public speaker and was chosen as a spokesman for his fellow miners. In 1879, Hardie was elected leader of a miners' union in Hamilton a
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Scottish socialist and founder of the British Labour Party (1856–1915)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Hardie
date created:
2003-05-29T15:54:44Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T04:33:56Z
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