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politics, acting as its sub-agent for
Staveley from 1869 until 1914, and later becoming president of the North East Derbyshire Liberal Association. In 1894, he was elected to Staveley Parish Council, and from 1896 until 1913, he chaired the council. He agreed to stand as a
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Speedwell Colliery, initially as a door-trapper, then later as a driver. In 1864, he joined the
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