Arthur Dawson (trade unionist)
Arthur Dawson (1890 – c.1966
Born in Holmfirth, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Dawson received an elementary education before becoming a dyer. He joined the National Society of Dyers and Finishers, becoming assistant secretary of its Huddersfield branch in 1910. He was later elected to the union's national executive, and also represented the organisation on the Huddersfield Trades and Labour Council.[2][3][4]
Dawson became interested in socialism, joining the British Socialist Party (BSP). Like the majority of the party, Dawson was strongly opposed to World War I, joining the No-Conscription Fellowship. He refused to serve in the military or undertake equivalent service, and so was imprisoned in Wormwood Scrubs,[4] finally being released in the summer of 1919.[5]
In 1920, Dawson was appointed as a full-time organiser for the Dyers and Finishers. Two years later, the union became part of the new
The NUTW in turn became part of the
Dawson was
References
- ^ Dawson's death was announced in the 1966 Annual Report of the Labour Party
- ^ a b c The Labor Who's Who. London: Labour Publishing Company. 1927. p. 53.
- ^ a b "Labour at Sowerby". Manchester Guardian. 19 November 1923.
- ^ ISBN 1903427061.
- ^ The Colne Valley Labour Party, 1891-1991. Brighouse: Colne Valley Labour Party. 1991. p. 24.
- ^ a b "Ex-soldiers will boycott mayor". Manchester Guardian. 16 May 1953.
- ^ "Textile workers' conference". Manchester Guardian. 27 May 1935.
- ^ "Party agreement on mayoralty denied". Manchester Guardian. 28 February 1953.