James Carmichael (British politician) (original) (raw)

James Carmichael (7 April 1894 – 19 January 1966) was a Scottish Labour politician. Carmichael was born in Glasgow, the son of George Carmichael, one of the founding members of the Independent Labour Party, and Jane McCann Carmichael. educated at the Scottish Labour College and worked as a constructional engineer, insurance agent and secretary. For fourteen years, he acted as organising secretary for the Scottish Independent Labour Party (ILP). He served on Glasgow Town Council 1939–46. Carmichael died at a hospital in Dumfries, aged 72.