James Maxton — (1885 ndash; 23 July 1946) was a Scottish socialist politician, and leader of the Independent Labour Party.Born in the then burgh of Pollokshaws (now Pollok, Glasgow) in 1885, he was the son of two schoolteachers, the profession he would later… … Wikipedia
Maxton — is a placename and a surname. It may refer to: Places: Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland Maxton, Kent, England Maxton, North Carolina, USA People: Annie Maxton, Scottish socialist and trade unionist James Maxton (1885 1946), Scottish socialist… … Wikipedia
James Carmichael (British politician) — James Carmichael (April 1894 ndash; 19 January 1966) was a Scottish Labour politician, the son of George Carmichael, one of the founding members of the Independent Labour Party. Carmichael was educated at the Scottish Labour College and worked as … Wikipedia
James W. "Catfish" Cole — (1924 1967) was a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan of North Carolina and South Carolina. Rise to InfamyCole attended Grainger High School in Kinston, North Carolina, and served in the military during World War II. In 1953 he and his wife, Carolyn … Wikipedia
James Gordon Brown — Gordon Brown (2008) James Gordon Brown (* 20. Februar 1951 in Glasgow) ist ein britischer Politiker und seit dem 27. Juni 2007 Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs von Großbritannien und Nordirland. Damit ist er ex officio Erster Lord des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Clan Maxton — Crest badge appropriate for members of Clan Maxton … Wikipedia
John Maxton, Baron Maxton — John Alston Maxton, Baron Maxton (born 5 May 1936) is a Scottish politician.Maxton was a Labour backbench Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons. He is a nephew of the former Independent Labour Party leader, James Maxton. His father … Wikipedia
Annie Maxton — was a Scottish socialist and trade unionist.Born in Glasgow, Maxton was convinced to join the Independent Labour Party (ILP) by her elder brother, James Maxton. She trained as a teacher and became active in the Educational Institute of Scotland.… … Wikipedia
if you can’t ride two horses at once, you shouldn’t be in the circus — James Maxton, to whom this saying is attributed (quot. 1935), was a British Independent Labour Party MP (1932–46). Denis Healey (see quot. 2002), another British Labour politician, was probably consciously quoting Maxton. 1935 G. MCALLISTER James … Proverbs new dictionary
Glasgow Bridgeton (UK Parliament constituency) — UK former constituency infobox Name = Glasgow Bridgeton Type = Burgh Year = 1885 Abolition = 1974 members = oneGlasgow Bridgeton was a parliamentary constituency city of Glasgow. From 1885 to 1974, it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the … Wikipedia
