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George Odger

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George Odger (1813–4 March 1877) was a pioneer British trade unionist and radical politician. [1]

41 relations: American Civil War, Apprenticeship, Battersea, Brompton Cemetery, Confederate States of America, Cornwall, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, George Howell (trade unionist), George Potter, George Shipton, Gustave Paul Cluseret, Henry James, International Workingmen's Association, John Bedford Leno, John Burns, Kensal Green Cemetery, Liberal Party (UK), Liberal-Labour (UK), Lockout (industry), London, London builders' strike (1859), London Trades Council, Primary election, Reform Act 1867, Reform League, Reginald Talbot, Republican Party (United States), Roborough, Shoemaking, Southwark (UK Parliament constituency), Southwark by-election, 1870, Stafford, Strike action, The Bee-Hive (journal), The Times, Thomas Salt, Trade union, Trades Union Congress, United Kingdom Alliance of Organised Trades, United Kingdom general election, 1868, Working class.

American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Apprenticeship

An apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading).

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Battersea

Battersea is a district of south west London, England, within the London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Brompton Cemetery

Brompton Cemetery is a London cemetery in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865.

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Cornwall

Cornwall (Kernow) is a county in South West England in the United Kingdom.

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General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress

The General Secretary of the TUC is the chief permanent officer of the Trades Union Congress, and a major figurehead in the trade union movement in the United Kingdom.

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George Howell (trade unionist)

George Howell (5 October 1833 – 17 September 1910) was an English trade unionist and reform campaigner and a Lib-Lab politician, who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1895.

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George Potter

George Potter (1832 – 3 June 1893) was a prominent English trade unionist.

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George Shipton

George Shipton (1839–14 October 1911) was a prominent British trade unionist.

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Gustave Paul Cluseret

Gustave Paul Cluseret (13 June 1823 – 22 August 1900) was a French soldier and politician who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and Delegate for War during the Paris Commune.

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Henry James

Henry James, OM (–) was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language.

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International Workingmen's Association

The International Workingmen's Association (IWA, 1864–1876), often called the First International, was an international organization which aimed at uniting a variety of different left-wing socialist, communist and anarchist political groups and trade union organizations that were based on the working class and class struggle.

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John Bedford Leno

John Bedford Leno (29 June 1826 – 31 October 1894) was a Chartist, Radical, Poet and printer who acted as a "bridge" between Chartism and early Labour movements, as well as between the working and ruling classes.

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John Burns

John Elliot Burns (20 October 1858 – 24 January 1943) was an English trade unionist and politician, particularly associated with London politics.

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Kensal Green Cemetery

Kensal Green Cemetery is in Kensal Green in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England.

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Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major parties in the United Kingdom – with the opposing Conservative Party – in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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Liberal-Labour (UK)

The Liberal–Labour movement refers to the practice of local Liberal associations accepting and supporting candidates who were financially maintained by trade unions.

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Lockout (industry)

A lockout is a temporary work stoppage or denial of employment initiated by the management of a company during a labor dispute.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London builders' strike (1859)

The London builders' strike of 1859 gave rise to the creation of the London Trades Council.

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London Trades Council

The London Trades Council was an early labour organisation, uniting London's trade unionists.

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Primary election

A primary election is the process by which the general public can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election or by-election, thus narrowing the field of candidates.

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Reform Act 1867

The Representation of the People Act 1867, 30 & 31 Vict.

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Reform League

The Reform League was established in 1865 to press for manhood suffrage and the ballot in Great Britain.

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Reginald Talbot

Major General Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot (11 July 1841 – 15 January 1929) was a British Army officer, Member of Parliament, and Governor of Victoria in Australia.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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Roborough

Roborough is a village in the South Hams of Devon, England.

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Shoemaking

Shoemaking is the process of making footwear.

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Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)

Southwark was a constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London.

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Southwark by-election, 1870

The Southwark by-election of 1870 was fought on 17 February 1870.

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Stafford

Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands of England.

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Strike action

Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work.

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The Bee-Hive (journal)

The Bee-Hive was a trade unionist journal published weekly in the United Kingdom between 1861 and 1878.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

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Thomas Salt

Sir Thomas Salt, 1st Baronet (12 May 1830 – 8 April 1904), was a British banker and Conservative politician.

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Trade union

A trade union or trades union, also called a labour union (Canada) or labor union (US), is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve many common goals; such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits (such as vacation, health care, and retirement), and working conditions through the increased bargaining power wielded by the creation of a monopoly of the workers.

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Trades Union Congress

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in England and Wales, representing the majority of trade unions.

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United Kingdom Alliance of Organised Trades

The UK Association of Organised Trades was founded in Sheffield in July 1866.

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United Kingdom general election, 1868

The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom.

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Working class

The working class (also labouring class) are the people employed for wages, especially in manual-labour occupations and industrial work.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Odger

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