James C. Watters

James C. Watters (1869-1947) was a Scottish-Canadian coal miner and trade union leader.

James C. Watters
Watters (front row, third from left) at the Dominion Labor Congress, 1914
President of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
In office 1911–1918
Preceded by	William Glockling
Succeeded by	Tom Moore
Personal details
Born	1869 (1869) Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	1947 (aged 77–78)
Occupation	Coal miner, trade unionist

Life

Born in Edinburgh, Watters emigrated to Canada, eventually ending up in British Columbia. In that province, he worked as a coal miner and, in 1910, was elected founding president of the BC Federation of Labour. A year later, he was elected president of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, a position he held until losing re-election in 1918.^[1]