Joseph Sullivan
(1866-1935), Scottish politician; MP for Bothwell and North LanarkshireSitter in 5 portraits
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 19 November 1923
NPG x33932
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 19 November 1923
NPG x33933
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 20 June 1923
NPG x122550
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 20 June 1923
NPG x122551
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Keith Drinnan
03 May 2018, 03:24
This is my great grandfather. His daughter Annie married my grandfather Charles Drinnan and had 3 children, Annette, William and my father Joseph Sullivan. We lived our lives in Harthill in North Lanarkshire.
Joan Reillly
09 October 2016, 11:01
I am Joe Sullivan's great niece. I was called after Uncle Joe and his wife, Anne, so I have been told. My father, John Sullivan, was his nephew, born October 1900. My father followed uncle Joe into Politics. I would be grateful if you had any further information about my uncle Joe and about my father.
Joe Mclaney
19 September 2019, 11:34
My name is Joe Mclaney from Glasgow, Joseph Sullivan is my 3 x great uncle.. son of Irish immigrants Bernard Sullivan & Mary Carroll.. he is my grandmother Margaret Sullivan's great uncle.
He rose from humble beginnings working as a labourer then miner before becoming an MP for Bothwell and for the people. fighting for workers/miners rights Pay/Conditions/Health & Safety, working alongside the likes of Keir Hardie. He served as a Member of Parliament for the Scottish Labour Party from 1922 to 1924, and from 1926 to 1931.He became active in the Lanarkshire Miners' County Union, serving as its president, and as a full-time agent for the union.
Our family are very proud of him.