Jim Campbell (trade unionist)
James Campbell (17 April 1895[1] – 6 November 1957) was a Scottish trade union leader.
Born in Glasgow, Campbell worked as a ticket collector for the Glasgow and South Western Railway, and joined the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) in 1911.[2] During World War I, he served with the Royal Engineers.[3]
On his return, Campbell rejoined the railways, and was elected as branch secretary in the NUR.[3] He held a succession of increasingly senior positions in the union, eventually becoming a full-time organiser, then the chief organiser for Ireland, and assistant general secretary.[2]
In 1953, Campbell was elected as general secretary of the NUR, and he was also elected onto the
Leningrad, the car in which he and Hollywood were travelling was hit by a bus, and both were killed.[4]
Campbell was 62.