Will_Rogers_(trade_unionist)

Will Rogers (trade unionist)

Will Rogers (trade unionist)

British trade unionist

William John Rogers (died April 1952), often known as Will Rogers, was a British trade unionist and political activist.

In 1890, Rogers founded the Clerks' Union, which later became a major trade union.[1] He became active in the Labour Party and stood in Daventry at the 1918 and 1922 United Kingdom general elections, taking second place and around 40% of the vote on each occasion.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Deaths: Will Rogers". Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party: 38. 1952.
  2. [2]
    Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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