Scottish Land Restoration League

In 1884, Henry George toured the Highlands and major cities of Scotland on the invitation of the English Land Reform Union.

Almost 2,000 people signed up, on the initiative of Richard McGhee, to form an organisation to propagate and campaign for George's ideas.

In 1888, some members, around Keir Hardie, formed the Scottish Labour Party, and ceased to work with the League.

The League merged with the Henry George Institute and the South Side Single Tax Association and renamed itself the Scottish Land Restoration Federation.

Bowman left this post in 1892, but the organisation continued, with a much lower profile, renaming itself as the Scottish Single Tax League.

Map showing seats in Glasgow in 1885. Marked in Green are seats contested by the League. Of the five seats contested by the League, four were in Glasgow.