Smillie, Robert, politician, 1857-1940
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Documents relating to the military tribunal of Alexander Frame Smillie, conscientious objector during WWI.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13747
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the military tribunal of Alexander Frame Smillie, and his imprisonment at Wormwood Scrubs as a conscientious objector during the First World War, 1918.The papers include letters and statements detailing the arrest, trial and imprisonment of Alexander (Alex) Smillie. Alexander was the son of Robert Smillie, trade unionist and politician who became President of the National Council Against Conscription when it was formed in 1915. A letter from Robert to Alexander...
Dates:
1918.
Letters of socialists including Henry H Champion, Robert Smillie and James Maxton.
File
Identifier: Acc.8895
Dates:
1889-1944.