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Charlie Sumner (politician)

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96:, and on his return to London became was the last councillor arrested. He was one of thirty councillors imprisoned, and his health suffered. However, the protest proved successful, and on his release, he returned to politics. 306: 78: 35: 316: 296: 301: 281: 291: 311: 74: 58: 46: 141: 286: 124: 84:
By 1921, Sumner was the most senior Labour councillor in Poplar, and he was elected as the borough's mayor. That year saw the
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Sumner died in 1925, one of five councillors said to have died early due to mistreatment in prison.
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Political culture and the labour movement: a comparison between Poplar and West Ham, 1889-1914
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from richer to poorer areas of London. Sumner spoke in support of the council at the
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Sumner worked as a boilerman at Pearce's chemical factory in the
34:, and in the 1890s he joined the Bromley East branch of the 38:. He later became a full-time organiser for the union. 36:National Union of Gasworkers and General Labourers 69:split, and devoting his time thereafter to the 307:Members of Poplar Metropolitan Borough Council 203:. London: Lawrence & Wishart. p. 237. 163: 161: 53:. He remained in the party as it became the 23:politician and trade unionist, who served on 8: 128:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 57:, for which he stood unsuccessfully in the 227: 212: 210: 122:Davis, John (2004). "Poplar councillors". 194: 192: 41:From the 1890s, Sumner was active in the 125:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 107: 117: 115: 113: 111: 49:in 1900, also winning a place on the 19:(1867 – 8 December 1925) was a 7: 317:Social Democratic Federation members 75:1919 London County Council election 59:1913 London County Council election 47:Poplar Metropolitan Borough Council 297:Mayors of places in Greater London 14: 302:Members of London County Council 282:British Socialist Party members 77:, he was elected, representing 1: 292:Labour Party (UK) councillors 168:Banks-Conney, Diana (2005). 152:UK public library membership 43:Social Democratic Federation 217:"Death of Charles Sumner". 333: 312:People from Bromley-by-Bow 250: 243: 235: 230: 177:. University of Greenwich 199:Branson, Noreen (1979). 90:redistribution of wealth 67:National Socialist Party 45:, and he was elected to 287:English trade unionists 55:British Socialist Party 134:10.1093/ref:odnb/77194 86:Poplar Rates Rebellion 94:Trades Union Congress 25:London County Council 201:Poplarism, 1919-1925 17:Charles Edwin Sumner 219:The Social Democrat 51:Board of Guardians 32:East End of London 260: 259: 251:Succeeded by 150:(Subscription or 324: 248:1921–1922 245:Mayor of Poplar 236:Preceded by 228: 223: 222: 214: 205: 204: 196: 187: 186: 184: 182: 176: 165: 156: 155: 147: 119: 332: 331: 327: 326: 325: 323: 322: 321: 262: 261: 256: 247: 241: 226: 221:. January 1926. 216: 215: 208: 198: 197: 190: 180: 178: 174: 167: 166: 159: 149: 144: 121: 120: 109: 105: 79:Bow and Bromley 12: 11: 5: 330: 328: 320: 319: 314: 309: 304: 299: 294: 289: 284: 279: 274: 264: 263: 258: 257: 252: 249: 242: 237: 233: 232: 231:Civic offices 225: 224: 206: 188: 157: 142: 106: 104: 101: 65:, joining the 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 329: 318: 315: 313: 310: 308: 305: 303: 300: 298: 295: 293: 290: 288: 285: 283: 280: 278: 275: 273: 270: 269: 267: 255: 246: 240: 234: 229: 220: 213: 211: 207: 202: 195: 193: 189: 173: 172: 164: 162: 158: 153: 145: 143:9780198614111 139: 135: 131: 127: 126: 118: 116: 114: 112: 108: 102: 100: 97: 95: 91: 87: 82: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 39: 37: 33: 28: 26: 22: 18: 244: 239:Samuel March 218: 200: 179:. Retrieved 170: 123: 98: 83: 71:Labour Party 40: 29: 16: 15: 277:1925 deaths 272:1867 births 63:World War I 266:Categories 254:John Scurr 154:required.) 103:References 181:10 June 21:British 148: 140:  175:(PDF) 183:2019 138:ISBN 130:doi 268:: 209:^ 191:^ 160:^ 136:. 110:^ 81:. 27:. 185:. 146:. 132::

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British
London County Council
East End of London
National Union of Gasworkers and General Labourers
Social Democratic Federation
Poplar Metropolitan Borough Council
Board of Guardians
British Socialist Party
1913 London County Council election
World War I
National Socialist Party
Labour Party
1919 London County Council election
Bow and Bromley
Poplar Rates Rebellion
redistribution of wealth
Trades Union Congress




Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/77194
ISBN
9780198614111
UK public library membership


Political culture and the labour movement: a comparison between Poplar and West Ham, 1889-1914

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