Edward Tupper

Edward Tupper (12 April 1872 – 22 October 1942) was a British trade unionist active in the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union particularly active in the 1911 strike in Cardiff.

In a newspaper article in 1911, Tupper claimed to have been born in Hamilton, Ontario.[1] However this and a number of other claims — that he had been a captain, that he was awarded the VC and that he had trained for the priesthood in a monastery – have not been substantiated and do not appear in his autobiography.[1] Numerous travel logs for Tupper list his place of birth as England,[2][3] and there is no record of his birth in Ontario.[4] What is certain is that in 1910 he joined the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union,[5] and was involved in organising the 1911 seamen's strike.

Tupper served as National Organiser of the union for many years, until his retirement in 1936.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Balfour, Campbell (1970). "Captain Tupper and the 1911 seamen's strike in Cardiff". Morgannwg. 14: 62–80. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ↑ New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
  3. ↑ U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960
  4. ↑ Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913
  5. 1 2 "Captain Edward Tupper", Annual Report of the 1943 Trades Union Congress, p.149


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