# John Jagger (MP)

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**John Jagger** (1 October 1872 – 9 July 1942)[1] was a British [trade unionist](/source/Trade_unionist) and [Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) politician. After a career in business and trade union leadership, he won a seat in the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom) in 1935, and held it until his death in a road accident.

## Career

Jagger spent the early part of his career in business, and travelled for four years as a business manager in India, China and Burma.[2] He then became a departmental manager in co-operative stores.[2]

He was chairman of the [York](/source/York) [Trades and Labour Council](/source/Trades_Council),[3] and became president of the [Amalgamated Union of Co-operative Employees](/source/Amalgamated_Union_of_Co-operative_Employees), of which he was the chief founder. In 1921 he became general president of the [National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers](/source/National_Union_of_Distributive_and_Allied_Workers),[3] and held that post until he entered [Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom) in 1935.

At the [1935 general election](/source/1935_United_Kingdom_general_election), he was elected as the [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) (MP) for [Manchester Clayton](/source/Manchester_Clayton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)),[4] defeating the [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) MP [William Flanagan](/source/William_Henry_Flanagan).[5] The seat had been won by Flanagan in [1931](/source/1931_United_Kingdom_general_election) after it had been held by Labour since [1922](/source/1922_Manchester_Clayton_by-election).[5]

In December 1935 he was a speaker at the Congress of Peace and Friendship with Russia, held in [Friends House](/source/Friends_House) on the [Euston Road](/source/Euston_Road) in London.[6] In July 1936, he was one eleven MPs who sent a telegram to [Prime Minister of Spain](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Spain) expressing their "admiration of the heroic fight being put up by the Spanish people against the attack of Fascists".[7] The MPs pledged themselves "to do everything in our power to rally behind your struggle the whole British people".[7]

In 1938, he was one of the Labour MPs who visited Spain during the [Civil War](/source/Spanish_Civil_War).[2] In May 1940, when [Herbert Morrison](/source/Herbert_Morrison) became [Minister of Supply](/source/Minister_of_Supply) in the [wartime coalition government](/source/United_Kingdom_coalition_government_(1940%E2%80%931945)), Jagger was appointed as his [Parliamentary Private Secretary](/source/Parliamentary_Private_Secretary) (PPS).[2] Morrison was promoted to [Home Secretary](/source/Home_Secretary) in October 1940, and Jagger remained his PPS in the new post.[2]

## Death

In July 1942, the 69-year-old Jagger had been staying in a cottage in [Beaconsfield](/source/Beaconsfield) in Buckinghamshire.[2] On 9 July he was riding his [motorcycle](/source/Motorcycle) to [Beaconsfield railway station](/source/Beaconsfield_railway_station_(Buckinghamshire)) when he collided with a car, and was killed instantly.[2] His death caused a [by-election in Manchester Clayton](/source/1942_Manchester_Clayton_by-election), when the seat was held for Labour by [Harry Thorneycroft](/source/Harry_Thorneycroft).[8]

## Family

Jagger married Martha Southern in 1899, and they had two sons.

## References

1. "Obituary: Mr. J. Jagger, M.P.". *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 10 July 1942. p. 7, col D.

1. "The General Election First Returns, Polling In The Boroughs". *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 15 November 1935. pp. 8–9.

1. No. 34223. 26 November 1935. p. 7501.

1. Craig, F. W. S. (1983 [1969]). *British parliamentary election results 1918–1949*. 3rd ed. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 186. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

1. "Anglo-Russian Relations Peace Congress In London, Promoting Friendship". *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 9 December 1935. p. 8, col A.

1. "M.P.s' Message To Spanish Prime Minister". *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 29 July 1936. p. 14, col D.

1. "News in Brief: Clayton by-election result". *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 19 October 1942. p. 2, col C.

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