Enoch Edwards
Enoch Edwards (April 1852 – 28 June 1912) was a British trade unionist and politician.
Biography
Edwards was born at Talk-o'-the Hill Staffordshire on 10 April 1852. He was the son of a pitman, and worked as a boy in a coal-mine.[1]
In 1870 he became treasurer of the North Staffordshire Miners' Association and was elected secretary to the same body in 1877. In 1880 he became president of the Midland Miners' Association; he was later president of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain in 1904.[1]
In 1884 he went to Burslem, where he became a member of the school board and town council in 1886, and later he became alderman and mayor. He was also a member of the Staffordshire County Council. He was elected to Parliament as the Lib-Lab MP for Hanley in 1906. He then was a Labour Party MP in 1909. He died at Southport 28 June 1912.[2]
References
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- Benson, John. "Edwards, Enoch (1852–1912)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47350. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Enoch Edwards
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arthur Heath |
Member of Parliament for Hanley 1906–1912 |
Succeeded by R. L. Outhwaite |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded by James Hand |
Secretary of the North Staffordshire Miners' Federation 1877–1912 |
Succeeded by Samuel Finney |
| Preceded by New position |
Treasurer of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain 1889–1904 |
Succeeded by William Abraham |
| Preceded by New position |
President of the Midland Counties Miners' Federation 1886–1912 |
Succeeded by Samuel Finney |
| Preceded by Ben Tillett and Francis Chandler |
Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour 1902 With: Matthew Arrandale |
Succeeded by William Mullin and James O'Grady |
| Preceded by Ben Pickard |
President of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain 1904–1912 |
Succeeded by Robert Smillie |