Charles Schofield (trade unionist)
Charles Schofield (died 5 December 1968) was a
Schofield was born in Bolton, and worked in the cotton spinning department of W. Mather and Co. He joined the Bolton and District Operative Cotton Spinners' Provincial Association, and in 1914 was appointed as a full-time clerk for the union, but he was soon called up, and served overseas during World War I.[1]
Schofield left the forces in 1919, and was appointed as assistant secretary of the Bolton Spinners. This was affiliated to the Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners, and in 1920 he was elected to the amalgamation's executive committee. In 1940, was elected as the Bolton Spinners' general secretary, and also to the legislative council of the United Textile Factory Workers' Association (UTFWA).[1]
In 1943,
Schofield retired in 1960,