HARDIE, JAMES KEIR

kērˈ härˈdē, 1856–1915, British labor leader and socialist, b. Scotland. A coal miner, he became a union organizer and in 1888 founded the Scottish Labour party. In 1892, Hardie entered Parliament, becoming the first independent workers' representative to secure election. He was a founder (1893) and first president (1893–1900) of the Independent Labour party and was instrumental in forming (1900) the Labour Representation Committee, which became the Labour party.

See biographies by W. Steward (1921), E. Hughes (1956), and K. O. Morgan (1967); H. M. Pelling, Origins of the Labour Party (2d ed. 1965).

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Keir Hardie
Book by Iain McLean; St. Martins Press, 1975
Subjects: Hardie, James Keir--1856-1915, Labour Party (Great Britain)--History, Socialism--Great Britain
...Ernest Bevin, James Keir Hardie was an illegitimate...of Mary Keir, a farm servant...August 1856 James was born here...grew up that Hardies real father...afterwards Mary Keir married David Hardie, a ships carpenter...movement. When James * was about...
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The Life and Times of James Connolly
Book by C. Desmond Greaves; Lawrence & Wishart, 1986
Subjects: Connolly, James--1868-1916, Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916--Biography, Revolutionaries--Ireland--Biography
...deposed t Keir Hardie advocated the...group which sent James Connolly to...example, when Keir Hardie gave the S.S...decided to offer James Connolly, not...people. In May, James Connolly once...little doubt that Keir Hardie would have wished...
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King James IV of Scotland: A Brief Survey of His Life and Times
Book by R. L. Mackie; Oliver and Boyd, 1958
Subjects: James--Iv--King Of Scotland--1473-1513
...knowledge that the King "was newer hardie nor yeit constant in battell...fought his battle for him. James took their advice and galloped...2 Cambuskenneth Abbey, James told Pope Leo X in 1513, was...seemed to hope for was that James would consent to listen to a...
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A Prophet in Politics: A Biography of J. S. Woodsworth
Book by Kenneth McNaught; University of Toronto Press, 1959
Subjects: Woodsworth, J. S--(James Shaver)--1874-1942
A PROPHET IN POLITICS Karsh, Ottawa JAMES SHAVER WOODSWORTH 1874-1942 A PROPHET...INDEX 331 Karsh , Ottawa JAMES SHAVER WOODSWORTH 1874-1942 PART I...of the fine Ontario farm home in which James Shaver Woodsworth was born in July of...
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Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Making of a Myth: A Study in Portraiture, 1720-1892
Book by Robin Nicholson; Bucknell University Press, 2002
Subjects: Charles Edward--Prince, Grandson Of James Ii, King Of England--1720-1788, Charles Edward--Prince, Grandson Of James Ii, King Of England--1720-1788--Portraits, Princes--Great Britain--Biography, Scotland--History--18th Century
...Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720 1788. 2. Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720 1788 Portraits...Nicholson, Richard Sharp, Bruce Lenman, James Holloway, Helen Watson, Charles Noble...
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journal articles on: Hardie James Keir  - 3 results

 
 
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Socialism and Christianity in Edwardian Britain: A Utopian Perspective(*)
Journal article by Vincent Geoghegan; Utopian Studies, Vol. 10, 1999
Subjects: Socialism--20th century, United Kingdom--History, 1900-, Utopias in literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...mentality can be found in Keir Hardies Can a Man be a Christian...York: Garland, 1987). Hardie, J. Keir. Can a Man be a Christian...Sons, 1908. MacDonald, James Ramsay. Socialism. London... Morgan, Kenneth O. Keir Hardie: Radical and Socialist...
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Australia and the Emergence of the Modern Two-Party System
Journal article by Tod Moore, Sandra Bourke, Graham Maddox; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 44, 1998
Subjects: Australia--Politics and government, Political parties--Australia
...irresponsible persons ... Keir Hardie has little...Ostrogorski and his mentor, James Bryce, the cause of the...socialist party", as quoted in James Jupp, Australian Party...11-17, 23, 186. (57) James Bryce, Modern Democracies...
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Republicanism, Socialism, and Democracy in Britain: The Origins of the Radical Left
Journal article by Mark Bevir; Journal of Social History, Vol. 34, 2000
Subjects: Democracy--History, Radicalism--History, Republicanism--History, Social history--United Kingdom, Socialism--History, United Kingdom--Politics and government
...engaged in similar disputes with first the Independent Labour Party (I.L.P.) and then the Labour Party. When, for example, Keir Hardie dismissed the political emphasis of the S.D.F. as evidence that it espoused mere radicalism, Justice replied that "the...


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magazine articles on: Hardie James Keir  - 17 results

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Birth of Kier Hardie: August 15th, 1856
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 56, August 2006
Subjects: Hardie, James Keir--Biography, Labour Party (United Kingdom)--Officials and employees, Politicians--Biography
...unfavourably to hell. When he was two, the little boy became James Keir Hardie after his mother married David Hardie, a ships carpenter...savage in the extreme. At the age of ten the young Keir Hardie went to work down a local mine. His job was to regulate...
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The Lad from Lossiemouth: John Shepherd Says It's Time to Reappraise the Political Reputation of Ramsay MacDonald, Who Died Seventy Years Ago This Month
Magazine article by John Shepherd; History Today, Vol. 57, November 2007
Subjects: MacDonald, James Ramsay--Appreciation, Prime ministers--Appreciation
...of trade unionists and socialists in the Memorial Hall, London, was clear recognition of his political talents. With Keir Hardie and Arthur Henderson he can be considered one of the three founders of the British Labour Party. In 1903, while in hospital...
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Rich Man's Burden: The Steely Resolve of Andrew Carnegie
Magazine article by Christopher Hitchens; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 298, December 2006
Subjects: Businesspeople--Biography, Carnegie, Andrew--Biography
...in counterpart, the other great tradition of Scotland is rebellion and political radicalism, from Robert Burns to James Keir Hardie to the Red Clydeside. An accompaniment to this is a fierce emphasis on, and respect for, education, especially of...
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Nothing Left for Protestants: In His Earnestness and Abstemiousness, the New Prime Minister Is Drawing on Roots Deep in the Labour Party. but, as Tristram Hunt Explains, Few Are Likely to Follow Gordon Brown's Example
Magazine article by Tristram Hunt; New Statesman, Vol. 136, September 10, 2007
Subjects: Brown, Gordon (British politician)--Religious aspects, Labour Party (United Kingdom)--Religious aspects, Political leadership--Religious aspects, Prime ministers--Religious aspects
...spirit of Dissent was felt keenly by its first leader, James Keir Hardie, who regarded socialism and Christianity as philosophical...before parliament. In a transparently Puritan vein, Hardie began as a temperance campaigner and regarded abstinence...
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The Pankhursts
Magazine article by June Purvis; History Today, Vol. 52, October 2002
Subjects: The Pankhursts (Book)
...incorrectly quotes and incorrectly attributes a comment made by Ethel--`Sylvia will never be an Amazon. If its isnt James Keir Hardie it will be someone else--to Christabel. The source for such a statement is given in the footnote as `Christabel Pankhurst...
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Keir Hardie Would Have Spoken out about Blair's Useless WMDs
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), December 15, 2006
Subjects: Hardie, James Keir
Keir Hardie Would Have Spoken out about Blairs Useless...day for Labour, celebrating the memory of Keir Hardie - often described as the first Labour MP...the reception, where Ann spoke warmly of Keir Hardie and his legacy. A booklet listing the MPs...
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Memorial Marks the Centenary of Keir Hardie
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), December 4, 2006
Subjects: Hardie, James Keir
...memorial to Labour Party founder James Keir Hardie has been unveiled. The unveiling...was watched by up to 80 people. Keir Hardie was the MP for Merthyr and Aberdare...is such a fitting memorial to Keir Hardie now in Aberdare. I am enormously...
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We Want to Establish a Memorial to Hardie
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), August 17, 2006
Subjects: Hardie, James Keir
...founding of the Parliamentary Labour Party with Keir Hardie as its first chair. Keir Hardies life story is one of astonishing achievement...raise funds for a commemorative bronze bust of Keir Hardie to be placed at Speakers corner in Aberdare...
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Memorial to Labour Legend Is Ready for Unveiling
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), November 29, 2006
Subjects: Hardie, James Keir
...Echo A lasting memorial to MP Keir Hardie, Britains first Labour leader...1900 to his death in 1915. The Keir Hardie Memorial Trust was founded to help...to mark the 100th anniversary of Keir Hardies appointment as the first chairman...
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Mersey Boat Ride Salutes First Labour Hero of Poor
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), August 16, 2006
Subjects: Boats, Boats and boating, Cigarette boats, Hardie, James Keir--Appreciation
...150th anniversary of his birth. James Keir Hardie was one of the countrys first...lifetime. A street in Bootle - called Keir Hardie Avenue - was named after the famous...the North West. Cllr Dowd said: "Keir Hardie was a man of vision who rose from...
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encyclopedia articles on: Hardie James Keir  - 5 results

 
 
1.
Hardie, James Keir
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HARDIE, JAMES KEIR ker har de, 1856 1915, British labor leader and socialist, b. Scotland...union organizer and in 1888 founded the Scottish Labour party. In 1892, Hardie entered Parliament, becoming the first independent workers representative...
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Cunninghame Graham, Robert Bontine
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...He served (1886 90) as a Liberal member of Parliament from Scotland, took part in early labor politics, and, with James Keir Hardie, founded (1888) the Scottish Labour party. Later he was first president (1928) of the Scottish Nationalist party...
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Burns, John
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...unskilled laborers. Burns was elected (1892) to Parliament among the first labor representatives, but he quarreled with James Keir Hardie and soon abandoned both socialism and the trade union movement. Henceforth associated with the Liberals, he was...
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Scotland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...miners union developed in the 1860s. The first labor representatives in Parliament came from Scottish mining areas. James Keir Hardie , founder of the Independent Labour party, and James Ramsay MacDonald , first Labour prime minister, were Scotsmen...
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Union, Labor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...their status. In the latter part of the 19th cent. the socialist movement made headway among trade unionists, and James Keir Hardie induced (1893) the trade unions to join forces with the socialists in the Independent Labour party (see Labour...


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