Agnes Hardie
Agnes Agnew Hardie (née Pettigrew; 6 September 1874 – 24 March 1951[1]) was a British Labour politician.
Her association with the Labour movement began when she was a shop girl in Glasgow.[2] She was a pioneer member of the Shop Assistants' Union, acting for some years as organizer. During the First World 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.[3]
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.[4]
See also
- Hansard Record: Agnes Hardie
- George Hardie MP
- Glasgow Springburn constituency
- Glasgow Springburn by-election, 1937
- UK General Election 1945
References
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Agnes Hardie
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Glasgow Springburn 1937 – 1945 |
Succeeded by John Forman |
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