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| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland |
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Jamesina Anderson ( |
'''Jamesina Anderson''' (née McKenna) (1885–1977) was a Scottish politician, socialist, and advocate of the rights of working-class people, especially the elderly and children. |
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==Early |
==Early life and education== |
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Jamesina McKenna was born in Glasgow, Scotland in December 1885. Her father, a cab driver, had died three months before her birth. Her mother remarried in 1888. Jamesina left school aged |
Jamesina McKenna was born in [[Glasgow]], Scotland in December 1885. Her father, a cab driver, had died three months before her birth. Her mother remarried in 1888. Jamesina left school aged 13–14 and was a hand-loom [[Weaving|weaver]] and [[milliner]] until 1906 when she married John Anderson, an iron-milling machinist and a foreman at Singer's sewing machine factory in [[Clydebank]]. They had eight children, of whom six survived her.<ref name="Herald">{{cite news |title=The woman Bailie who fought for young and old |accessdate=5 December 2018 |work=Glasgow Herald |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vpBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8qQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2091%2C1221474|date=7 June 1977}}</ref> They lived in [[Maryhill]], Glasgow. |
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==Welfare and Workers' Rights== |
==Welfare and Workers' Rights== |
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She was a founding member of the Maryhill Ward Committee in 1920 and was elected several times as chair, until it was disbanded following local government reconstruction in 1977<ref name=Herald /><ref name="Mitchell">{{cite book |
She was a founding member of the Maryhill Ward Committee in 1920 and was elected several times as chair, until it was disbanded following local government reconstruction in 1977.<ref name=Herald /><ref name="Mitchell">{{cite book|last1=Mitchell |first1=Andrew S |title=The 18th Maryhill Ward Committee: A Backward Look |date=1975}}</ref> She had a particular interest in the welfare of the elderly, organising fund-raising and holiday events for older people during her working life, and after she retired from the council.<ref name=Herald /><ref name=Mitchell /><ref name="Leader">{{cite news |title=At Maryhill: Wartime Difficulties and Old Folks' Treat |work=The Western Leader |date=20 April 1940}}</ref><ref name="Clarion">{{cite news |title=Maryhill Ward Committee's Old Folks' Treat |work=Maryhill Clarion |date=November 1949}}</ref> |
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==Political |
==Political career== |
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She was elected to Glasgow Town Council as a [[Labour Party]] Councillor for Maryhill in 1945, and represented Maryhill Ward 18 from 1945 |
She was elected to [[Glasgow Town Council]] as a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] Councillor for Maryhill in 1945, and represented Maryhill Ward 18 from 1945 to 1962. She was elected as [[magistrate]] in 1947, was a [[Baillie]] from 1947 to 1951, and served as a Police Court Judge for the burgh of Maryhill from 1951.<ref name=Herald /><ref name="Scotsman">{{cite news |title=Glasgow Appointments |work=The Scotsman |date=7 November 1947}}</ref><ref name="Diary">{{cite book |title=City of Glasgow Corporation Diary 1945–1963|publisher=Glasgow Corporation}}</ref> On the council, she served on a variety of standing committees and was convenor of the Children's Committee.<ref name=Herald /><ref name=Diary /><ref name="Herald 2">{{cite news |title=Progressives hope to win Maryhill |work=Glasgow Herald |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EnhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qJsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1936%2C5056894|date=6 June 1960}}</ref> She was also on the sub-committee for Boarding-Out, in which role she travelled to check on children who had been boarded-out to be looked after<ref name=Herald /> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Scottish Labour councillors]] |
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[[Category:1885 births]] |
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[[Category:People from Maryhill]] |
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[[Category:Women councillors in Glasgow]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 24 September 2023
Jamesina Anderson | |
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| Born | 1885 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 1977 (aged 91–92) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Local Politics |
Jamesina Anderson (née McKenna) (1885–1977) was a Scottish politician, socialist, and advocate of the rights of working-class people, especially the elderly and children.
Early life and education
[edit]Jamesina McKenna was born in Glasgow, Scotland in December 1885. Her father, a cab driver, had died three months before her birth. Her mother remarried in 1888. Jamesina left school aged 13–14 and was a hand-loom weaver and milliner until 1906 when she married John Anderson, an iron-milling machinist and a foreman at Singer's sewing machine factory in Clydebank. They had eight children, of whom six survived her.[1] They lived in Maryhill, Glasgow.
Welfare and Workers' Rights
[edit]She was a founding member of the Maryhill Ward Committee in 1920 and was elected several times as chair, until it was disbanded following local government reconstruction in 1977.[1][2] She had a particular interest in the welfare of the elderly, organising fund-raising and holiday events for older people during her working life, and after she retired from the council.[1][2][3][4]
Political career
[edit]She was elected to Glasgow Town Council as a Labour Party Councillor for Maryhill in 1945, and represented Maryhill Ward 18 from 1945 to 1962. She was elected as magistrate in 1947, was a Baillie from 1947 to 1951, and served as a Police Court Judge for the burgh of Maryhill from 1951.[1][5][6] On the council, she served on a variety of standing committees and was convenor of the Children's Committee.[1][6][7] She was also on the sub-committee for Boarding-Out, in which role she travelled to check on children who had been boarded-out to be looked after[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "The woman Bailie who fought for young and old". Glasgow Herald. 7 June 1977. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Andrew S (1975). The 18th Maryhill Ward Committee: A Backward Look.
- ^ "At Maryhill: Wartime Difficulties and Old Folks' Treat". The Western Leader. 20 April 1940.
- ^ "Maryhill Ward Committee's Old Folks' Treat". Maryhill Clarion. November 1949.
- ^ "Glasgow Appointments". The Scotsman. 7 November 1947.
- ^ a b City of Glasgow Corporation Diary 1945–1963. Glasgow Corporation.
- ^ "Progressives hope to win Maryhill". Glasgow Herald. 6 June 1960.