Original: James Keir Hardie, Sr. (15 August 1856 - 26 September 1915) was a Scottish socialist and labour leader, and was the first Independent Labour Member of Parliament (MPs) elected to the UK Parliament, seven years before the founding conference of the Labour Party.
Simplified: James Keir Hardie (15 August 1856 - 26 September 1915) was a Scottish socialist and labour leader, and was the first independent labour Member of Parliament (MPs) in the UK Parliament, seven years before the start of the Labour Party.