Ernest Rowlinson

Ernest George Rowlinson (15 March 1882 – 4 January 1941) was a British Labour Party politician.

Born in

Sheffield railway station, where he was prominent in the railway strike of 1911.^[1]

Rowlinson was sacked after the strike of 1911 and instead worked for the

Co-operative Insurance Society, although he remained a member of the ASRS, who elected him as their delegate to Sheffield Trades and Labour Council. He was elected as president of the council in 1913, and worked in particular to promote Labour Party candidates in the city. During World War I, he fought overseas with the British Army.^[1]

In 1921, Rowlinson was elected to

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Political offices
Preceded by William Clegg	Leader of Sheffield City Council 1926–1932	Succeeded by Arthur Blanchard
Preceded by Arthur Blanchard	Leader of Sheffield City Council 1933–1941	Succeeded by William Asbury
Civic offices
Preceded by Ann Eliza Longden	Lord Mayor of Sheffield 1937–1938	Succeeded by William Joseph Hunter