John Thomas Macpherson
John Thomas Macpherson (1872–1921)[1] was a Labour Member of Parliament for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Preston.
A one-time cabin boy, steel smelter and founder of the Steel Smelters' Society[2] he was elected to represent Preston at the United Kingdom general election of 1906. His first recorded question in the House of Commons concerned the wages of armour-plate makers.[3]
At the time of the 1910 Rotherham by-election, Macpherson was an official of the British Steel Smelters, Mill, Iron and Tin-plate Workers’ Union [4] and the union was said to be strong in the Rotherham constituency and willing to pay for his deposit and other expenses to stand in the election.[5]
References
- "Labour Representation Committee members of the British parliament elected in 1906". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/96943. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- A Labour MP PapersPast
- Wages of Sheffield Armour-Plate Makers. Millbank Archives
- The Times, 19 January 1906 p15
- The Times, 24 February 1910 p9
External links
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/mr-john-macpherson
- Portraits of John Thomas Macpherson at the National Portrait Gallery, London
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Kerr |
Member of Parliament for Preston 1906 – 1910 With: Harold Cox | |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded by New position |
Assistant General Secretary of the British Steel Smelters' Association 1900 – 1906 |
Succeeded by Arthur Pugh |
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