Born at Joppa in Ayrshire,[1] Gilmour worked there as a coal miner before moving to Hamilton in Lanarkshire to find new employment in the industry. He found work at the Old Eddlewood Colliery, where he was soon elected as checkweighman and was a leading founder member of the Lanarkshire Miners' County Union (LMCU). He remained involved with union while transferring to work at nearby Bent Colliery, then, when the LMCU decided to appoint a full-time secretary, he was elected to the post, serving for more than twenty years. He also served on the executive of the Scottish Miners' Federation for much of the period.[2]
Gilmour was a supporter of British involvement in World War I, and served as the labour advisor to the Ministry of National Service, an issue which was divisive among members of his union.[2][4] In 1917, a referendum among members of his union required him to resign this position,[6] but he was soon voted out of his union and subsequently broke all his links with the LMCU.[2] He also left the Labour Party, and stood at the 1918 general election in Hamilton for the rival National Democratic and Labour Party,[7] taking third place with 25.9% of the vote.[8]
david, gilmour, trade, unionist, david, gilmour, 1861, september, 1926, scottish, trade, unionist, david, gilmour, around, 1905, born, joppa, ayrshire, gilmour, worked, there, coal, miner, before, moving, hamilton, lanarkshire, find, employment, industry, foun. David R Gilmour 1861 September 1926 was a Scottish trade unionist David Gilmour around 1905 Born at Joppa in Ayrshire 1 Gilmour worked there as a coal miner before moving to Hamilton in Lanarkshire to find new employment in the industry He found work at the Old Eddlewood Colliery where he was soon elected as checkweighman and was a leading founder member of the Lanarkshire Miners County Union LMCU He remained involved with union while transferring to work at nearby Bent Colliery then when the LMCU decided to appoint a full time secretary he was elected to the post serving for more than twenty years He also served on the executive of the Scottish Miners Federation for much of the period 2 Gilmour was active in the wider labour movement and stood unsuccessfully for the Scottish Workers Representation Committee at the 1906 general election in Falkirk Burghs However the following year he was elected to Hamilton Burgh Council serving in later years for the Labour Party 3 In 1912 he served on the Royal Commission on Housing 4 He served on the political committee of the Scottish Trades Union Congress and was its president in 1916 5 Gilmour was a supporter of British involvement in World War I and served as the labour advisor to the Ministry of National Service an issue which was divisive among members of his union 2 4 In 1917 a referendum among members of his union required him to resign this position 6 but he was soon voted out of his union and subsequently broke all his links with the LMCU 2 He also left the Labour Party and stood at the 1918 general election in Hamilton for the rival National Democratic and Labour Party 7 taking third place with 25 9 of the vote 8 After the war Gilmour was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire By 1926 he was retired and in poor health but shortly before his death he wrote a series of articles arguing against the UK miners strike 2 References edit The Reformers Year Book 1905 p 36 a b c d Mr David Gilmour Glasgow Herald 13 September 1926 p 11 John H M Laslett Colliers Across the Sea p 179 a b Former Miners Leader Late Mr David Gilmour The Scotsman 14 September 1926 Scottish Trades Union Congress Annual Report 1984 p v John H M Laslett Colliers Across the Sea p 273 Lanarkshire a complicated situtation sic Glasgow Herald 27 November 1918 p 8 Whitaker s Almanack 1920 Trade union offices Preceded byWilliam Abraham and James Wignall Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour1905 With William Mosses Succeeded byJoseph Nicholas Bell and Allan Gee Preceded byRobert Climie President of the Scottish Trades Union Congress1916 Succeeded byRobert Allan Preceded byWilliam Small Secretary of the Lanarkshire Miners County Union1896 1918 Succeeded byDuncan Macgregor Graham Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Gilmour trade unionist amp oldid 1110158625, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
