- William Clegg
Sir William Clegg (
21 April 1852 - 1932) was an English footballer and politician. Born in Sheffield, he was the younger brother of Charles Clegg with whom he played at Sheffield Wednesday. The two were the first brothers to both get capped for England, although they never played in the same match.After retiring from football through injury he continued within the game as an administrator and would become president of Sheffield Wednesday and vice president of
Sheffield and Hallamshire Football Association .He also went on to have a successful political career and was
Lord Mayor of Sheffield in 1898. He became known as 'the uncrowned king of Sheffield'. William was knighted in 1906.Clegg was the leader of the Liberal group on
Sheffield City Council from 1895. In his early years, he campaigned for the municipalization of thetramway s in the city, and then for the construction ofcouncil housing in the city. He was able to ensure that an estate was built atWincobank , and a project to build 400 houses was begun in 1909. He also acted as the major financier of the local Liberal group.Ed. Clyde Binfield et al, "The History of the City of Sheffield: Volume I: Politics"]Clegg was considered to be on the right of the Liberal Party and was associated with the Liberal League. He was opposed to
socialism and was hostile to the Labour Party. From 1909, he began co-operating closely with the Conservative Party group on the council, and in 1920 the two parties formed theCitizens' Association , Clegg being its first leader. He pursued low-tax policies at the expenses of cutting services and running up debts. He was an opponent ofDavid Lloyd George 's policies. The Association lost control of the council to Labour in 1926, who removed him from thealderman ic bench.ee also
*The trial of Charlie Peace, the Banner Cross murderer
References
External links
* [http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=233 England profile on www.englandstats.com]
* [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=234 England profile on www.englandfc.com]
* [http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersC/BioCleggWE.html England profile on www.englandfootballonline.com]
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