George Howell (trade unionist)
George Howell | |
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Born | Wrington, England | 5 October 1833
Died | 17 September 1910 Shepherd's Bush, London, England | (aged 76)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Trade unionist |
George Howell (5 October 1833 – 17 September 1910) was an English
Biography
George Howell was born in
Howell grew to dislike his work as a builder so became an apprentice shoemaker. Some of the men he worked with were active
Howell moved to London in 1854 where he resumed work as a bricklayer, unable to find employment as a shoemaker. He attended many radical political meetings and met prominent radical thinkers of the day, including
He was elected, along with Potter and Applegarth, to the executive of the
In 1871 Howell was appointed secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), and regularly contributed to the trade unionist journal The Bee-Hive as well as publishing a number of books throughout the 1870s.
Howell stood for parliament unsuccessfully at
In poor health, Howell retired from public life. His old friend Robert Applegarth and the TUC raised a £1650 testimonial to buy him an annuity before his death. On 17 September 1910, he died at 35 Findon Road, Shepherd's Bush, and was buried at Nunhead Cemetery.[3]
Notable works
- A Handy Book of Labour Laws 1876
- 'The History of the International Working Men's Association' 1878
- Conflicts of Capital and Labour 1878
- Trade Unionism New and Old 1891
- Labour Legislation, Labour Movements and Labour Leaders 1902
References
- ^ a b "Debrett's House of Commons". London Dean – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- ^ MacDonald, James Ramsay (1912). Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co. . In
Further reading
- F. M. Leventhal, Respectable Radical: George Howell and Victorian Working Class Politics (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1971).
External links
- Media related to George Howell (trade unionist) at Wikimedia Commons
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Howell
- Spartacus
- George Howell's archive and library at Bishopsgate Library