James Keir Hardie

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Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor social justice
workers' rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Scottish_National_Party
gptkb:Independent_Labour_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Scottish_Labour_Party
Labour movement
gptkbp:birthDate 1856-08-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lanarkshire,_Scotland
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Kirkcaldy,_Scotland
gptkbp:children 4
gptkbp:contribution fought against child labor
promoted education reform
advocated for land reform
supported the establishment of trade unions
promoted international socialism
advocated for social housing
advocated for the eight-hour workday
advocated for the rights of women workers
championed health care reforms
fought against poverty
fought for the rights of miners
promoted the idea of a minimum wage
promoted workers' cooperatives
supported public ownership of key industries
supported the rights of the unemployed
worked for housing reforms
fought for the right to vote for all men and women.
worked_towards_the_abolition_of_the_House_of_Lords
supported_the_establishment_of_the_Labour_Representation_Committee
gptkbp:deathDate 1915-09-26
gptkbp:education self-educated
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Keir Hardie
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_Owen
gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkbp:knownFor advocating for women's suffrage
founding_the_Labour_Party
gptkbp:legacy influenced future Labour leaders
pioneer_of_the_Labour_movement_in_the_UK
gptkbp:notableWorks My Life
The Labour Leader
gptkbp:occupation socialist
trade unionist
gptkbp:personalLife became a trade unionist
worked in coal mines
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Independent_Labour_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition social democracy
democratic_socialism
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Merthyr_Tydfil
Leader_of_the_Independent_Labour_Party
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:spouse Lily_Hardie