Thomas Aspinwall (trade unionist), the Glossary
Thomas Aspinwall (29 May 1846 – 21 March 1901) was a British trade unionist.[1]
Table of Contents
16 relations: Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Bickerstaffe, British people, Checkweighman, Lancashire, Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation, Liberal-Labour (UK), Miners' Federation of Great Britain, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Sam Woods (politician), Skelmersdale, Temperance movement, Trade union, Wigan (UK Parliament constituency), 1892 United Kingdom general election, 1895 United Kingdom general election.
- People from Skelmersdale
- Presidents of British trade unions
- Trade unionists from Lancashire
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, (7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 to June 1895.
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Bickerstaffe
Bickerstaffe is a village and civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England.
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British people
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.
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Checkweighman
A checkweighman (occasionally checkmeasurer or checkweigher) is a person who is responsible for weighing coal or another mined substance, and thereby determining the payment due to each worker.
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Lancashire
Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs) is a ceremonial county in North West England.
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Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation
The Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation (LCMF) was a trade union that operated on the Lancashire Coalfield in North West England from 1881 until it became the Lancashire area of the National Union of Mineworkers in 1945.
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Liberal-Labour (UK)
The Liberal–Labour movement refers to the practice of local Liberal associations accepting and supporting candidates who were financially maintained by trade unions.
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Miners' Federation of Great Britain
The Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) was established after a meeting of local mining trade unions in Newport, Wales in 1888.
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Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
The Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, also known as the Wigan Infirmary, is a health facility in Wigan Lane, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
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Sam Woods (politician)
Sam Woods (10 May 1846 – 23 November 1915) was a British trade unionist and politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1890s.
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Skelmersdale
Skelmersdale is a town in the West Lancashire district, in Lancashire, England, on the River Tawd, west of Wigan, northeast of Liverpool and southwest of Preston.
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Temperance movement
The temperance movement is a social movement promoting temperance or complete abstinence from consumption of alcoholic beverages.
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Trade union
A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting and increasing the bargaining power of workers.
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Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)
Wigan is a constituency in Greater Manchester, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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1892 United Kingdom general election
The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 to 26 July 1892.
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1895 United Kingdom general election
The 1895 United Kingdom general election was held from 13 July to 7 August 1895.
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See also
People from Skelmersdale
- Edward Peck (academic administrator)
- George Harrison (Glamorgan cricketer)
- Harry Swainston
- Jessica Gagen
- Jimmy Briscoe
- Jimmy Holmes (footballer, born 1908)
- Jimmy Tootle
- John Anderton (footballer)
- John Gregson (footballer)
- John Littlewood (chess player)
- Leon Osman
- Matt Woods
- Peter Smith (English footballer, born 1980)
- Samantha Robinson (English actress)
- Simon Tong
- Stephen James Bennett
- Thomas Aspinwall (trade unionist)
Presidents of British trade unions
- Alexander Burns Mackay
- Archibald MacKellar
- Bert Comerford
- Bob Scouller
- Brenda Dean
- Brian Nicholson
- Daniel Duffy
- David Baxter Lawley
- Dick Seabrook
- Enoch Morrell
- Fraser Wishart
- Frederick James Hancock
- Harry Dack
- Harry Landis
- Harry Orbell
- Helene Walker
- Hugh Guthrie (Scottish politician)
- J. E. Smith
- Jim Hammond (trade unionist)
- John Gilbert Dale
- John Jagger (MP)
- John Lindsley (trade unionist)
- John Speakman (British politician)
- Joseph Frayne
- Joseph Toyn
- Leonard Oakes
- Maureen Beattie
- Percy Cottrell
- R. H. Farrah
- Richard Beech
- Richard Davies (trade unionist)
- Roger Stone (councillor)
- Roy Lynk
- Stan Pemberton
- Thomas Aspinwall (trade unionist)
- Thomas Barron (trade unionist)
- Thomas Walsh (trade unionist)
- Tom McLean (trade unionist)
- Tony Higgins
- William Golightly
- William Joseph Jarrett
Trade unionists from Lancashire
- Albert Smith (British politician)
- Connie Birchfield
- Fleming Eccles
- Joe Morris (trade unionist)
- John Brophy (labor)
- John Golden (trade unionist)
- Matthew Smith (labor activist)
- Michael Brothers
- Neil Fletcher (politician)
- Robert C. Handley
- Thomas Aspinwall (trade unionist)
- Thomas Greenall
- Thomas Halliday (trade unionist)
- Tom Eccles
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Aspinwall_(trade_unionist)
Also known as Aspinwall, Thomas.