Who set-up one of the first trade union in lanark was?
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One of the first trade unions founded in Lanark,Scotland was known as Lanarkshire Miner's County Union which was established in 1893 under the main leadership of Robert Smillie.
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The Lanrkshire Miner's County was first set up in 1893 by integrating all the coal miners from other adjoining towns located close to Lanark,a small town located in Scotland.The union was officially established and drafted under the initial guidance of Robert Smillie and William Small who were both active and founding members of the Independent Labor Party in Scotland.Robert Smillie was very much instrumental in this whole initiative of setting up a formal and official trade union for the local miners.He became the first president of the union when it was established in 1893.
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