Edwards, (Allen) Clement (1869–1938), trade unionist, barrister, and journalist, was born on 7 June 1869 in Knighton, Radnorshire, the third of seven children born to George Benjamin Edwards, auctioneer, master tailor, and draper, and Sarah Ellen (née Tudge). Both parents came from farming, nonconformist, and radical families in the border areas. ...
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Edwards, (Allen) Clement (1869–1938), trade unionist, barrister, and journalist
Duncan Tanner
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Morrison, James (1802–1835), journalist and trade unionist
John Rule
Morrison, James (1802–1835), journalist and trade unionist, was born in Newcastle upon Tyne to working-class parents, probably of Scottish descent. A house-painter by trade, he first came into public life in Birmingham in his mid-twenties. In 1822 he began to live with the sixteen-year-old ...
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Newton, William (1822–1876), trade unionist and journalist
Alastair J. Reid
Newton, William (1822–1876), trade unionist and journalist, was born in Congleton, Cheshire, the son of William Newton, a skilled engineer. He began an engineering apprenticeship at Kirk's foundry, Etruria, Staffordshire, at the age of fourteen, became a member of the Journeymen Steam Engine and Machine Makers' Society...
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Potter, George (1828–1893), trade unionist and journalist
Alastair J. Reid
Potter, George (1828–1893), trade unionist and journalist, was born in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, probably in 1828 (though he later recorded his age as consistent with birth in 1831 or 1832), the second of at least three sons of Edmund William Potter (1794–1857...
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Reid, James [Jimmy] (1932–2010), trade unionist, political activist, and journalist
Alastair J. Reid
Reid, James [Jimmy] (1932–2010), trade unionist, political activist, and journalist, was born at 56 Whitefield Road, Govan, Glasgow, on 9 July 1932, the younger son and second youngest of the seven children of Leo Reid, casual labourer, and his wife, Isabella, née McLean...
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Small, Edward Francis (1890–1958), journalist, trade unionist, and nationalist politician in the Gambia
Arnold Hughes
Small, Edward Francis (1890–1958), journalist, trade unionist, and nationalist politician in the Gambia, was born on 29 January 1890, in Bathurst (later Banjul), capital of the British colony of the Gambia. His father was John W. Small, a well-regarded Aku (Sierra Leonian) Methodist tailor and outfitter. He was one of four children—two boys and two stepsisters. An unusually able pupil, he won a government scholarship to ...
