James Haslam

James Haslam (1 April 1842 – 31 July 1913) was a British politician, representing Chesterfield as an MP from 1906 to 1913

For the American businessmen, see Jim Haslam and Jimmy Haslam.

James Haslam
MP
Member of Parliament
for Chesterfield
Preceded byAlfred Barnes

Before entering Parliament in 1906, Haslam had been a founder member[1] and served as a leading official of the Derbyshire Miners’ Association (DMA) 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.[2]

He died in 1913 in Chesterfield aged 71.

He currently has a statue outside the former Miner's Offices on Saltergate at Chesterfield.

References
  1. painting, Haddon, BBC, retrieved 28 July 2014
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  • J. E. Williams, The Derbyshire Miners A Study in Industrial and Social History, 1962


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