Horace Nobbs

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Horace Nobbs (born 1880) was a British trade unionist and political activist.

Born in Norwich, Nobbs joined the Post Office and became active in the Postal and Telegraph Clerks' Association (PTCA), working for it full-time in Manchester from 1911. He also became a supporter of syndicalism, and in 1914 he persuaded the union to back his motion, which called for the Post Office to come under workers' control. [1] In 1918, he became the union's national organising secretary, then in 1919 briefly served as its treasurer. [2]

Nobbs was active in the Labour Party, for which he stood in Heywood and Radcliffe at the 1918 United Kingdom general election, with the sponsorship of the union; he took 32.4% of the vote and second place. [2] [3] He was expected to stand in the 1921 Heywood and Radcliffe by-election, but withdrew on the instruction of the union, and the election was won by his replacement, Walter Halls. [4]

In 1919, Nobbs became part of the Union of Post Office Workers, with Nobbs becoming its national organising secretary. In this role, he was responsible for membership, the co-ordination of the district organisers, and for members' education. He was also active in the Workers' Educational Association. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Postal workers and syndicalism". Manchester Guardian. 16 April 1914.
  2. 1 2 The Labour Who's Who. London: Labour Publishing Company. 1927. p. 159.
  3. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 352. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.
  4. ↑ Annual Report of the Labour Party: 42. 1921.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Suthers, R. B. (1932). "Union of Post Office Workers". The Labour Magazine. Vol. 11.
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