John Wheatley

John Wheatley (born May 24, 1869, Bonmahon, County Waterford, Ire.—died May 12, 1930, Shettleston, near Glasgow, Scot.) was a British Labourite politician and a champion of the working classes. Educated in village schools in Lanarkshire, Scot., Wheatley worked in the coal mines until 1891. After serving two years on the Lanarkshire county council, he was elected to the Glasgow city council in 1912. He was also chairman of the Scottish National Housing Council. In 1922...