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Hardie, (James) Keir

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Hardie, (James) Keir (1856–1915) Scottish socialist politician. In 1888, he founded the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Party. In 1892, Hardie entered Parliament as the first socialist MP. In 1893, he founded the Independent Labour Party. In 1906, he became a co-founder and first leader (1906–08) of the Labour Party. A committed pacifist, he withdrew from Labour politics in World War I.

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