Charles Murray (trade unionist)

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Charles Murray (died 1889) was a British trade unionist and socialist activist.

Murray worked as a boot closer. He became a socialist, and knew both Feargus O'Connor and Robert Owen. He joined the National Charter Association in 1852, within which he was known as a supporter of Bronterre O'Brien. He was also a leading figure in the Association for Promoting the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge. [1] [2]

In the 1860s, Murray was prominent in West End Boot Closers' Union, and in 1862 and 1863, he represented it on the executive of the London Trades Council. [3]

In the 1870s, Murray was a member of the Manhood Suffrage League, [4] and he subsequently became an early member of the Social Democratic Federation. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Shipley, Stan (1983). Club life and socialism in mid-Victorian London. Journeyman.
  2. 1 2 Flett, Keith (2006). Chartism After 1848. Monmouth: Merlin Press. p. 207. ISBN   0850365392.
  3. Annual Report of the London Trades Council (1862 and 1863)
  4. E. P. Thompson, William Morris, pp.281-282