Original: James Keir Hardie, Sr. (15 August 1856-26 September 1915), best known as Keir Hardie, was a Scottish socialist and labor leader, and was the first Independent Labor Member of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Simplified: James Keir Hardie (15 August 1856 - 26 September 1915) was a Scottish socialist and labor leader, and was the first independent labor Member of Parliament (MPs) in the UK Parliament, seven years before the start of the Labor Party.