Robinson in 1923

William Cornforth Robinson (12 July 1861 – 11 June 1931) was a British Labour Member of Parliament. Born in Carlton, West Riding of Yorkshire, he began work at the age of ten in a mill in Burnley. At the age of 17 he organised a trade union after experiencing a 20-week-long strike. By 1894 he had become the general secretary of the Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers, a position he held to the end of his life. He was president of the United Textile Factory Workers Association from 1913 to 1919. For many years he was a member of the Labour Party National Executive.

In 1911 and 1918 he ran for election at Oldham, and again in 1920 in Ashton-under-Lyne. He was elected at Elland in 1922 but lost the seat in 1923. He won it again in 1924 and held it until 1929.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byGeorge Taylor Ramsden Member of Parliament for Elland 1922–1923 Succeeded bySir Robert Kay Preceded bySir Robert Kay Member of Parliament for Elland 1924–1929 Succeeded byCharles Buxton Party political offices Preceded byKeir Hardie Chair of the Labour Party 1910–1911 Succeeded byBen Turner Trade union offices Preceded byJ. Ashton General Secretary of the Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers 1890 – 1931 Succeeded byJames Stott Preceded byWilliam Mullin President of the United Textile Factory Workers' Association 1913 – 1919 Succeeded byWalter Gee Preceded byEdward L. Poulton and Herbert Smith Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour 1923 With: Robert Barrie Walker Succeeded byCharlie Cramp and Alonzo Swales


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