James Brown (Scottish politician)

For other people named James Brown, see James Brown (disambiguation).

James Brown, OBE PC DL (16 December 1862 – 21 March 1939) was a Scottish Labour politician.

Educated at Annbank Public School, he was Secretary of the Ayrshire Miners' Union and of the Scottish Miners' National Union. He unsuccessfully contested North Ayrshire in January 1910 and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Ayrshire from 1918–1931 and from 1935 until his death.

He was awarded the OBE in 1917, appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1930. He was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1924, 1930 and 1931.

He was granted the Freedom of the Royal Burgh of Ayr in 1930, and of Girvan in 1931 and was awarded an Honorary LLD by the University of Glasgow in 1931. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Ayrshire.

His life story "From Pit To Palace" by Alexander Gammie was published in 1931.

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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Brown

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir William Phipson Beale	Member of Parliament for South Ayrshire 1918 – 1931	Succeeded by James Orr MacAndrew
Preceded by James Orr MacAndrew	Member of Parliament for South Ayrshire 1935 – 1939	Succeeded by Alexander Sloan
Trade union offices
Preceded by Peter Muir	Secretary of the Ayrshire Miners' Union 1908–1939	Succeeded by Alexander Sloan
Preceded by Robert Brown	Secretary of the Scottish Miners' Federation 1917–1918	Succeeded by Robert Smith
Preceded by Robert Smith	Secretary of the Scottish Miners' Federation 1934–1936	Succeeded by Alexander Sloan

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