James Brown, (1862 – 1939)
Scottish Labour Politician
and Secretary of the Ayrshire Miners' Union and of the Scottish Miners' National Union,
Weston Avenue, Annbank, (B744) South Ayrshire
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ERECTED BY HIS MANY FRIENDS TO THE MEMORY OF
RIGHT HONOURABLE JAMES BROWN
M.P, P.C., LLD, O.B.E., J.P., D.L.
THREE TIMES LORD HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND
FREEMAN OF THE ROYAL BURUGH OF AYR
FREEMAN OF THE BURGH OF GIRVAN
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course:
I have kept the faith
BORN 16th DEC 1862
DIED 21ST MARCH 1939
James Brown, OBE PC DL (16 December 1862 – 21 March 1939) was a Scottish Labour politician.
Educated at Annbank Public School, he was Secretary of the Ayrshire Miners' Union and of the Scottish Miners' National Union. He unsuccessfully contested North Ayrshire in January 1910 and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Ayrshire from 1918–1931 and from 1935 until his death.
He was awarded the OBE in 1917, appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1930. He was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1924, 1930 and 1931.
He was granted the Freedom of the Royal Burgh of Ayr in 1930, and of Girvan in 1931 and was awarded an Honorary LLD by the University of Glasgow in 1931. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Ayrshire.
His life story "From Pit To Palace" by Alexander Gammie was published in 1931.
Auchinleck Memorials
Auchinleck Memorial Garden and Walkway
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Small Scale A frame with Clock
Auchinleck Memorial Garden and Walkway
Auchinleck Path
Auchinleck Roundabout
It is on the northern edge of the town
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Auchinleck Mining Heritage Monument, Roundabout (A76) Mauchline Road, Auchinleck
“Dedicated to all Auchinleck Miners and their Families who Served the Industry and their Community"
See also Auchinleck near Barony Colliery A Frame
Auchlochan and Coalburn, South Lanarkshire
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