Herbert Skinner (trade unionist)

John Herbert Sebastian Skinner (5 September 1861

trade unionist

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Skinner was born in

Kingston-upon-Hull to work at a newspaper there. He became involved with the Typographical Association, and in 1894 became its full-time National Organiser. From this post, he was promoted to Assistant General Secretary, then in 1900 was elected as its General Secretary.^[4]

During his time as General Secretary, Skinner devoted much effort to building links with other unions. He represented the Typographical Association to the

Joint Industrial Council and Printing and Kindred Trades Federation.^[4]

Skinner resigned from his trade union posts around the start of 1933, due to poor health, and died 18 months later in Manchester.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Devon, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920
^ 1901 England Census
^ 1871 England Census
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Trades Union Congress, Report of the 1934 Trades Union Congress, p.213
^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995

Trade union offices
Preceded by A. Jones	General Secretary of the Typographical Association 1900 – 1933	Succeeded by John Fletcher
Preceded by John Hodge and David Shackleton	American Federation of Labour 1908 With: John Wadsworth	Succeeded by J. R. Clynes and Alfred Henry Gill
Preceded by New position	Printing and Paper Group member of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress 1921 – 1933	Succeeded by George Isaacs

[birth-1] Devon, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920

[2] 1901 England Census

[3] 1871 England Census

[obituary-4] Trades Union Congress, Report of the 1934 Trades Union Congress, p.213

[probate-5] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995

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