John Inglis (trade unionist)

John Inglis (1833 or 1834 – 8 January 1911) was a Scottish trade union leader.

Born in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Inglis worked as a blacksmith at an ironworks in Glasgow.

[1] He came to prominence in 1857, as a founder of the Scottish United Operative Blacksmiths' Protection and Friendly Society.

The following year, he was elected as the union's auditor, then in 1859 as its president, and in 1863 as its general secretary.

[3] Although it remained small, under his leadership it began organising workers across the UK, and was renamed as the Associated Blacksmiths' Society.