James Maxton

James Maxton (22 June 1885 – 23 July 1946) was a Scottish left-wing politician, who served as Member of Parliament for Glasgow Bridgeton from 1922 until his death in 1946. He was the chair of the Independent Labour Party from 1926 to 1931 and from 1934 to 1939.

He was a pacifist who opposed both world wars. A prominent proponent of Home Rule for Scotland, he is remembered as one of the leading figures of the Red Clydeside era. He broke with Ramsay MacDonald and the second minority Labour government, and became one of its most bitter critics following the disaffiliation of the ILP from the Labour Party in 1932. Provided by Wikipedia