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James Rasmussen was secretary of the Lumpers' Union, as well as of the Eight Hours Demonstration Committee in 1899.[1] He was also involved in the RAOB and the Order of Rechabites. "He lived in East Fremantle for around 10 years but left and returned to Denmark when his wife died in 1899."[1]
He and his wife had twins, Dagma Kirstine and Niels Paul, in 1891.[2][3]
Daniel Elias was (as of 2026) working on a PhD thesis about Rasmussen:[4]
Not much is known about James Peter Rasmussen’s birth or death, but he could boast an impressive Curriculum Vitae. A father of two and a widower during the strike, he was one of the founding members of “The Political Labour Party of Western Australia”, the treasurer of the Trades and Labour Council, member of the East Fremantle chapter of the Democratic Association, founder of the Good Endeavour Tent – a fraternal lodge linked to the international Independent Order of Rechabites, and, of course, the Secretary of the Fremantle Lumpers Union. The president of the union took a leave of absence shortly before the dispute began, leaving Rasmussen at the helm. He did not seem comfortable with the role. And objected to the press when he was described as the ‘leader of the men’, stating that the FLU did not recognise leaders, “[only] officials, while all decisions are come to by the majority vote, as befits any democratic institution.”
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fremantle History Society newsletter, Autumn 2015
- ↑ Western Australian Registry of Births, Marriages, and Deaths (birth in 1891). - district, registration number 39 (1892).
- ↑ Western Australian Registry of Births, Marriages, and Deaths (birth in 1891). - district, registration number 38 (1892).
- ↑ Daniel A. Elias. PhD in-press; "Mr. J. P. Rasmussen." Western Mail, December 30, 1899, p. 36; "Lumpers' Union." The Inquirer and Commercial News, March 17, 1899, pg. 5.