Robert Smillie, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Smillie

British politician

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1857

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1940

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Robert Smillie (17 March 1857 – 16 February 1940) was a trade unionist and Labour Party politician in Great Britain, especially Scotland.
He was a leader of the coal miners, and played a central role in moving support from the miners away from the Liberal Party to the Labour Party.
He had a firm commitment to socialism as an ideal, and militancy as a tactic.