James Haslam
Politician
1842 – 1913
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Who was James Haslam?
James Haslam was a British politician, representing Chesterfield as an MP from 1906 to 1913
Before entering Parliament in 1906, Haslam had been a founder member and served as a leading official of the Derbyshire Miners’ Association since its inception some 30 years earlier. He was returned in 1906 as a Liberal candidate, but won the two General Elections of 1910 as a Labour candidate.
He died in 1913 in Chesterfield aged 71.
He currently has a statue outside the former Miner’s Offices on Saltergate at Chesterfield.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1842
United Kingdom - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Jul 31, 1913
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on July 23, 2013
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