John Thomas Macpherson

John Thomas Macpherson (1872–1921)[1] was a Labour Member of Parliament for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Preston.

A one-time cabin boy, steel smelter and founder of the Steel Smelters' Society[2] he was elected to represent Preston at the United Kingdom general election of 1906. His first recorded question in the House of Commons concerned the wages of armour-plate makers.[3]

At the time of the Rotherham by-election, 1910, Macpherson was an official of the British Steel Smelters, Mill, Iron and Tin-plate Workers’ Union [4] and the union was said to be strong in the Rotherham constituency and willing to pay for his deposit and other expenses to stand in the election.[5]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Kerr
Member of Parliament for Preston
January 19101915
With: Harold Cox
Trade union offices
Preceded by
New position
Assistant General Secretary of the British Steel Smelters' Association
1900 1906
Succeeded by
Arthur Pugh


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