James Clunie (20 March 1889 – 25 February 1974) was a British Labour Party politician. Born in

Lower Largo Lower Largo or Seatown of Largo is a village in Fife, Scotland, situated on Largo Bay along the north side of the Firth of Forth. It is east of, and contiguous with, Lundin Links. Largo is an ancient fishing village in the parish of Largo ...

, Clunie worked as a house painter and decorator. He joined the

Scottish Painters' Society The Scottish Painters' Society was a trade union representing painters and decorators in Scotland. The union was founded in 1898, as the Scottish National Federation of House and Ship Painters. By the end of the year, it had 1,227 members, and b ...

, serving on its executive, and also came to chair Dunfermline

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. From 1933 until 1950, he served on Dunfermline Town Council. In 1950, he was elected as

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(MP) for Dunfermline Burghs, serving until his retirement in 1959.

Works

* (1920) ''The First Principles of Working Class Education'', Glasgow: Socialist Labour Press * (1954) ''Labour is my Faith: The autobiography of a house painter'', Dunfermline: A Romanes & Son

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* 1889 births 1974 deaths Scottish Labour MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub