James Bell (trade unionist)


James Bell (27 August 1872 – 27 December 1955) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician who represented Ormskirk from 191822. He was described by a fellow union official as "one of the shrewdest negotiators the trade unions in the cotton industry had ever had."

James Bell
Member of Parliament
for Ormskirk
In office
14 December 1918  October 1922
Preceded byArthur Stanley
Succeeded byFrancis Blundell
Personal details
Born27 August 1872
Darlington, County Durham
Died27 December 1955
Oldham, Lancashire
Political partyLabour
SpouseElizabeth Hannah Heaton (married 1895)
ChildrenAt least 6
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