James Stewart (1863 – 17 March 1931) was a Scottish
Labour Party politician.
He was elected at the
1922 general election as
member of parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
(MP) for
Glasgow St. Rollox constituency, having contested the seat unsuccessfully at the
1918 general election. He held the seat until his death in 1931 at the age of 67, having served as
Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health for Scotland
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland is a junior ministerial post (of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State rank) in the Government of the United Kingdom, supporting the Secretary of State for Scotland. The post is also know ...
in the
1924 Labour government.
On his election in 1923, The Times described him as having started life as a hairdresser at the age of 14, now having two businesses in Glasgow, having been associated with municipal life in Glasgow for a number of years, and being a member of the Town Council.
[The Times, 8 December 1923]
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1863 births
1931 deaths
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies
Scottish Labour MPs
UK MPs 1922–1923
UK MPs 1923–1924
UK MPs 1924–1929
UK MPs 1929–1931
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