James Walker (12 May 1883 – 5 January 1945) was a Labour Party politician. At

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he gained distinction in economics and social science. For years he was organiser of the Steel Smelters Society, and for many years a member of

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Town Council. Walker became

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(MP) in 1929, representing the Newport constituency in Monmouthshire from 1929 to 1931 and Motherwell from 1935 until he was knocked down and killed by an Army lorry in Brighton, in 1945, aged 61. At the time of his death, Walker was Political Secretary of the

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* 1883 births 1945 deaths Welsh Labour Party MPs Politics of Newport, Wales Iron and Steel Trades Confederation-sponsored MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1935–1945 Chairs of the Labour Party (UK) Road incident deaths in England {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub