Joshua Hobson
Joshua Hobson | |
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Born | 1810 Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 1876 (aged 65–66) |
Occupation(s) | Chartist, Tory Radical and publisher |
Joshua Hobson (1810–1876) was a British
Early life
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Hobson was born in 1810 in
Political activity
Hobson was associated with the Tory radical Richard Oastler. He was elected to the first Central Committee of the National Association of United Trades for the Protection of Labour in 1845. In Leeds he established himself as a Radical publisher and printer, in Market Street, Briggate and this is described as "important in the history of radical, especially Owenite and Chartist publishing".[4]
Publishing activity
After publishing the
In January 1836 Hobson, alongside publisher Alice Mann, was fined (£100 for Mann and £80 for Hobson).[5] In default of payment they were imprisoned in York Castle for six months.[6] From 1855 to 1871 he was the editor of the Conservative-supporting newspaper the Huddersfield Chronicle.[1]
References
- ^ a b S. Chadwick (1976), A Bold and Faithful Journalist (1810-1876), Huddersfield: Kirklees Libraries and Museums Service, esp. pp13 & 78
- ^ Bloy, Marjie (16 November 2002). "The Book of Murder". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ Ancestors, Chartist (25 September 2020). "Chartism in Leeds". chartist ancestors. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ Halstead, John (1991). On the Move: Essays in Labour and Transport History Presented to Philip Bagwell. Hambledon Press.
- ^ "The Hull Packet". 22 January 1836.
- ISBN 978-0-900701-03-0.
Further reading
- Chase, Malcolm (2007).Chartism: A New History
- Cordery, Simon (1988).'Joshua Hobson', Dictionary of Labour Biography, ed. Joyce Bellamy and John Saville
- Epstein, James (1976).'Feargus O’Connor and the Northern Star', International Review of Social History 21
- Chadwick Stanley(1976) A Bold and Faithful Journalist, Kirklees Metropolitan Council, Libraries and Museums Service
- Halstead, John (2018), "'The Charter and Something More!' The Politics of Joshua Hobson, 1810-1876)", The Charter Our Right! Huddersfield Chartism Re-Considered, ed. J. Hargreaves, Huddersfield Local History Society