John William Moor

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John William Moor (1881 - 13 June 1951) [1] was a British socialist activist.

Moor was born in London in 1881, and moved to Rochdale with his parents the same year. [2] He received an elementary education, then later attended the Diocesan Training College in Chester, graduating in 1903. He became a schoolteacher in Rochdale, where he joined the Conservative Party. [3] However, he developed an interest in socialism, and defected to the Independent Labour Party (ILP) in 1907, immediately becoming honorary secretary of the local party. [3] The ILP was affiliated to the Labour Party, and Moor was also secretary of the Rochdale Labour Party from 1908. [4]

Moor also joined the National Union of Teachers, and in 1944 was elected a member of its Executive Committee. [3] In 1912 he became president of the Rochdale Teachers' Association, and also served as its secretary. [3] He was also president of the Rochdale Class Teachers' Association and of the Rochdale Head Teachers' Association. [3] He served as an emergency Parliamentary agent for the Labour Party in the run-up to the 1918 UK general election, but then returned to teaching. After World War I, he was elected as secretary of the Lancashire Divisional Council of the ILP, and also of its Rochdale Federation. [4] From 1928 until 1931, he served as a nationally-elected member of the ILP's National Administrative Council.

He retired as principal of Derby Street School in 1945. [1] [3] Following his death in 1951, the Rochdale Trades and Labour Council voted to establish an annual scholarship for adult education in his name. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "By the Way". The Rochdale Observer. Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. 28 July 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Obituary Mr. J. W. Moor. Former Councillor and Head Teacher". The Rochdale Observer. Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. 16 June 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The New Labour Members". The Rochdale Observer. Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. 3 November 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 The Labour Who's Who. London: Labour Publishing Company. 1927. p. 153.
  5. ↑ "A Giant Amongst Socialists. Memorial to Mr. J. W. Moor". The Rochdale Observer. Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. 14 July 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
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