Agnes Hardie
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Agnes Agnew Hardie (née Pettigrew) was a British
Labour
politician.
Her association with the Labour movement began when she was a shop girl in Glasgow
. She was a pioneer member of the Shop Assistants' Union, acting for some years as organizer. During the Great War
she was a woman's organizer of the Labour Party and was a member of the then Glasgow Education Authority. She married George Hardie
, who was a Member of Parliament
(MP) and brother of Keir Hardie
. After an early career in the National Union of Shop Assistants, she was the Women's Organizer for the Labour Party in Scotland from 1918-23.
At the Glasgow Springburn by-election in 1937
caused by the death of her husband, she was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Glasgow Springburn
, and held the seat until her retirement at the 1945 general election
.
United Kingdom
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Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician.
Her association with the Labour movement began when she was a shop girl in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. She was a pioneer member of the Shop Assistants' Union, acting for some years as organizer. During the Great War
World War I
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she was a woman's organizer of the Labour Party and was a member of the then Glasgow Education Authority. She married George Hardie
George Hardie (Labour politician)
George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie was a Scottish Labour politician, and the younger brother of the party's founder Keir Hardie.After leaving school, he became an engineer and an activist in the Independent Labour Party....
, who was a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) and brother of Keir Hardie
Keir Hardie
James Keir Hardie, Sr. , was a Scottish socialist and labour leader, and was the first Independent Labour Member of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
. After an early career in the National Union of Shop Assistants, she was the Women's Organizer for the Labour Party in Scotland from 1918-23.
At the Glasgow Springburn by-election in 1937
Glasgow Springburn by-election, 1937
The Glasgow Sprinburn by-election, 1937 occurred in Glasgow Springburn on September 7, 1937, which was a Tuesday.It was caused by the death of George Hardie. It was won by his widow Agnes Hardie.-Campaign:...
caused by the death of her husband, she was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Glasgow Springburn
Glasgow Springburn (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until the 2005 general election, when it was largely replaced by the Glasgow North East constituency....
, and held the seat until her retirement at the 1945 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1945
The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...
.
See also
- Hansard Record: Agnes Hardie
- George Hardie MPGeorge Hardie (Labour politician)George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie was a Scottish Labour politician, and the younger brother of the party's founder Keir Hardie.After leaving school, he became an engineer and an activist in the Independent Labour Party....
- Glasgow Springburn constituencyGlasgow Springburn (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until the 2005 general election, when it was largely replaced by the Glasgow North East constituency....
- Glasgow Springburn by-election, 1937Glasgow Springburn by-election, 1937The Glasgow Sprinburn by-election, 1937 occurred in Glasgow Springburn on September 7, 1937, which was a Tuesday.It was caused by the death of George Hardie. It was won by his widow Agnes Hardie.-Campaign:...
- UK General Election 1945United Kingdom general election, 1945The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...