Thomas Glover (politician)

Thomas Glover (25 March 1852 – 9 January 1913) was a miner and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

[1] He was re-elected in January 1910 with a reduced majority, but at the December 1910 general election he was defeated by the Conservative candidate Rigby Swift.

[1] Prior to standing for parliament Thomas Glover was a magistrate and miners agent for the St Helens district.

In 1893 he issued a circular forcing all men to join the union and introducing monthly card checks.

This action by a magistrate using J.P. initials was queried in parliament by Baron Henry De Worms but the home secretary found it not to be illegal.