James Millar Jack

Jack in 1895

James Millar Jack (1847 or 1848 – 28 September 1912) was a Scottish trade unionist and politician.

Jack came to prominence as a member of the Associated Iron Moulders of Scotland (AIMS), and was elected as its general secretary in November 1879.[1] He also represented the union at the Trades Union Congress (TUC), and was elected to the TUC's Parliamentary Committee in 1884. He chaired the committee in 1887, and was re-elected most years until 1896.[2]

Jack was also interested in the political representation of workers, and was appointed as a vice-president of the Labour Electoral Association.[2] In 1890, he was elected to Glasgow Town Council, with the backing of the Glasgow Trades Council. He was only the second Liberal-Labour representative on the council.[3]

Under Jack, AIMS was a founding member of the Federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades, and Jack served as its president for many years until his unexpected death in 1912.[2]

  1. ^ Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Royal Commission on Labour: Appendices, Group A, p.195
  2. ^ a b c Annual Report of the 1913 Trades Union Congress, p.164
  3. ^ Harry McShane, Centenary brochure, 1858-1958: a hundred years of progress