John Wadsworth

John Wadsworth

John Wadsworth (1850 – 10 July 1921) was a British trade unionist and politician.

Born in West Melton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Wadsworth worked as a coal miner and was elected checkweighman. He joined the Yorkshire Miners Association, a constituent part of the Miners Federation of Great Britain (MFGB), rising to become the Yorkshire Association's General Secretary, then in 1904 its President.

Wadsworth was elected as the Lib-Lab Member of Parliament for Hallamshire at the 1906 UK general election. In 1910, with the other MFGB-sponsored MPs, he joined the Labour Party, retaining his seat in his new colours until its abolition for the 1918 UK general election.

References

*Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, "Who's Who of British MPs: Volume II, 1886-1918"


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