William Adamson
William Adamson (1863–1936) was born in Dunfermline, Scotland and worked as a miner in Fife where he became involved with the National Union of Mineworkers. Active with the new Labour Party he was first elected to Parliament in 1910 and became leader of the party in 1917, a position he held until 1921. Adamson served as Secretary of State for Scotland in the Labour governments of Ramsay MacDonald, splitting with MacDonald when he formed the National Government. Adamson lost his seat in the Arthur Henderson
Leader of the British Labour Party
1917–1921
| Followed by:
John Robert Clynes
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Preceded by:
Sir John Gilmour
| Secretary of State for Scotland
1929–1931
| Followed by:
Sir Archibald Sinclair
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