Researching William Mcadam
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 98 people with the Mcadam surname? In that year Mcadam was ranked number 3481 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
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William McAdam (British politician)
William McAdam (7 August 1886 – 22 April 1952) was a British politician.
McAdam was educated in Ecclefechan, then became a worker on the railways. He served in the British Army during World War I, then returned to his former career, becoming active in the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR). He rose to become branch secretary, then a member of the union's National Executive Committee, and also its district auditor.
McAdam also became active in the Labour Party, standing unsuccessfully in the 1935 Edinburgh West by-election, and in Salford North at the 1935 United Kingdom general election. However, he won the seat at the 1945 United Kingdom general election, serving until 1950, when he retired. He also spent time on the Scottish Executive of the Labour Party.
Source: William McAdam (British politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam McAdam (Australian politician)
William James McAdam (7 January 1882 – 28 June 1967) was an Australian politician.
Born in Emerald Hill to blacksmith Alexander McAdam and Mary Ann Vigar, he attended state schools in Ballarat before becoming a bread carter. He became an organiser of the Bread Carters Union in 1904, rising to become secretary in 1924. On 21 February 1905 he married Sarah Robin, with whom he had four daughters. He became an organiser with the Ballarat Municipal Employees section of the Shop Assistants and Textile Workers Union in 1916, and federal secretary of the union from 1917 to 1924. From 1920 to 1924 he was president of the Ballarat Trades and Labour Council (he would hold the position again from 1947 to 1956). In 1924 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Ballarat East; he transferred to Ballarat in 1927, and was defeated in 1932. He made unsuccessful attempts to return to politics via a by-election for Allandale in 1933, Ballarat in 1935, and the Senate in 1940. McAdam died at Ballarat in 1967 and is buried in Ballaarat Old Cemetery.
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