James Maxton

James Maxton
MP
James Maxton MP
Member of Parliament ; for Glasgow Bridgeton
	In office; 15 November 1922 – 23 July 1946
Preceded by	Alexander MacCallum Scott
Succeeded by	James Carmichael
Personal details
Born	22 June 1885; Pollokshaws, Glasgow, Scotland
Died	23 July 1946 (aged 61); Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Cause of death	Cancer
Political party	Labour (until 1932) ; ILP (1932–1946)
Spouses	; Sarah McCallum (m. 1919; died 1922) ; Madeline Glasier (m. 1935)
Children	James
	James Maxton's voice Maxton giving a speech published by Lansbury's Labour Weekly; Recorded December 1, 1926

James Maxton (22 June 1885 – 23 July 1946) was a British left-wing politician, and leader of the Independent Labour Party.^[2] He was a pacifist who opposed both world wars. A prominent proponent of Home Rule for Scotland,^[3]^[4] he is remembered as one of the leading figures of the Red Clydeside era. He broke with Ramsay MacDonald and the second minority Labour government, and became one of its most bitter critics. As the leader of the Independent Labour Party (ILP), he disaffiliated the ILP from the mainstream party in 1932. Afterwards, he became an independent dissident outside front-line politics.

^ "Maxton, James [Jimmy]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34957. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Peter Ackers; Alastair J. Reid (2016). Alternatives to State-Socialism in Britain: Other Worlds of Labour in the Twentieth Century. Springer. p. 195. ISBN 9783319341620.
^ Knox, William (1987). James Maxton. Manchester University Press. p. 49. ISBN 9780719021527. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
^ "Letter from the Scottish Home Rule Association to James Maxton, 16 Nov 1922". Glasgow Digital Library. Centre for Digital Library Research, University of Strathclyde. Retrieved 10 October 2009.

[ODNB-1] "Maxton, James [Jimmy]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34957. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[2] Peter Ackers; Alastair J. Reid (2016). Alternatives to State-Socialism in Britain: Other Worlds of Labour in the Twentieth Century. Springer. p. 195. ISBN 9783319341620.

[3] Knox, William (1987). James Maxton. Manchester University Press. p. 49. ISBN 9780719021527. Retrieved 10 October 2009.

[4] "Letter from the Scottish Home Rule Association to James Maxton, 16 Nov 1922". Glasgow Digital Library. Centre for Digital Library Research, University of Strathclyde. Retrieved 10 October 2009.

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James Maxton MP


Member of Parliament for Glasgow Bridgeton
In office 15 November 1922 – 23 July 1946
Preceded by	Alexander MacCallum Scott
Succeeded by	James Carmichael

Personal details
Born	(1885-06-22)22 June 1885 Pollokshaws, Glasgow, Scotland
Died	23 July 1946(1946-07-23) (aged 61) Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland^[1]
Cause of death	Cancer
Political party	Labour (until 1932) ILP (1932–1946)
Spouses	Sarah McCallum (m. 1919; died 1922) Madeline Glasier (m. 1935)
Children	James
James Maxton's voice Maxton giving a speech published by Lansbury's Labour Weekly Recorded December 1, 1926