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John Kneeshaw

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389: 107:" attempting to disqualify left-wing ILP members from Parliamentary candidacies. The post was broadened to North West Regional Organiser in 1931, and Kneeshaw remained in the role until his retirement. During 394: 384: 77: 62: 103:
In 1928, Kneeshaw became the Labour Party's Lancashire Area Organiser, and soon fell into conflict with the ILP, which complained that he was acting as a "
399: 73: 58: 342: 88:, only handing his nomination papers in ten minutes before the deadline, as he mistakenly believed they should be delivered to 46: 85: 50: 84:, but only 19.0% of the vote. He became the ILP's Organising Secretary in 1922. He stood again for Labour in the 38: 346: 334: 34: 42: 379: 374: 81: 97: 30: 54: 26: 45:, serving until 1919. He served for several years as the Midlands representative on the 368: 283:
A 'Mass' Party Frustrated? The Development of the Labour Party in Manchester, 1918-31
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Organized Patriotism and the Crucible of War: Popular Imperialism in Britain
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to become a full-time organiser for the ILP, and in 1911 was elected to
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Independent Labour Party National Administrative Committee members
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Socialism in Birmingham and the Black Country, 1850-1939
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in 1914. The expected election was not held due to
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Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party
33:, Kneeshaw became a bricklayer and joined the 289:. Salford: University of Salford. p. 352 111:, he served as Welfare Officer for miners in 8: 185: 183: 395:Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates 323: 167: 165: 385:Councillors in Birmingham, West Midlands 341:Midlands Division representative on the 124: 49:of the ILP, and was also active in the 7: 74:1918 United Kingdom general election 265:"Labour organiser for Lancashire". 205:"Labour to fight West Birmingham". 59:Prospective Parliamentary Candidate 250:"Conservatives hold Howdenshire". 14: 235:"Candidate's race against time". 80:. He took second place, behind 343:National Administrative Council 132:1939 England and Wales Register 47:National Administrative Council 220:"Anti-conscription leaflets". 1: 172:Hendley, Matthew C. (2012). 86:1926 Howdenshire by-election 400:People from Market Weighton 308:"Obituary: John Kneeshaw". 154:Barnsby, George J. (1998). 51:Union of Democratic Control 416: 16:British political activist 353: 339: 331: 326: 269:. No. 12 April 1928. 53:. He was adopted as the 347:Independent Labour Party 327:Party political offices 35:Independent Labour Party 280:McHugh, Declan (2001). 190:"ILP's new organiser". 76:, Kneeshaw contested 20:John William Kneeshaw 224:. 23 September 1916. 37:(ILP). He moved to 267:Manchester Guardian 254:. 27 November 1926. 252:Manchester Guardian 239:. 17 November 1926. 237:Manchester Guardian 222:Manchester Guardian 207:Manchester Guardian 192:Manchester Guardian 143:1911 England Census 82:Neville Chamberlain 78:Birmingham Ladywood 31:Kingston-upon-Hull 363: 362: 354:Succeeded by 194:. 15 August 1922. 407: 332:Preceded by 324: 318: 317: 305: 299: 298: 296: 294: 288: 277: 271: 270: 262: 256: 255: 247: 241: 240: 232: 226: 225: 217: 211: 210: 209:. 20 April 1914. 202: 196: 195: 187: 178: 177: 169: 160: 159: 151: 145: 140: 134: 129: 43:the city council 415: 414: 410: 409: 408: 406: 405: 404: 365: 364: 359: 350: 337: 322: 321: 307: 306: 302: 292: 290: 286: 279: 278: 274: 264: 263: 259: 249: 248: 244: 234: 233: 229: 219: 218: 214: 204: 203: 199: 189: 188: 181: 171: 170: 163: 153: 152: 148: 141: 137: 130: 126: 121: 63:Birmingham West 27:Market Weighton 17: 12: 11: 5: 413: 411: 403: 402: 397: 392: 387: 382: 377: 367: 366: 361: 360: 355: 352: 338: 333: 329: 328: 320: 319: 300: 272: 257: 242: 227: 212: 197: 179: 161: 158:. p. 129. 146: 135: 123: 122: 120: 117: 92:, rather than 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 412: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 372: 370: 358: 349: 348: 344: 336: 330: 325: 315: 311: 304: 301: 285: 284: 276: 273: 268: 261: 258: 253: 246: 243: 238: 231: 228: 223: 216: 213: 208: 201: 198: 193: 186: 184: 180: 175: 168: 166: 162: 157: 150: 147: 144: 139: 136: 133: 128: 125: 118: 116: 114: 110: 106: 101: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 70: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 28: 23: 21: 340: 335:Leonard Hall 313: 309: 303: 291:. Retrieved 282: 275: 266: 260: 251: 245: 236: 230: 221: 215: 206: 200: 191: 173: 155: 149: 142: 138: 131: 127: 109:World War II 102: 71: 55:Labour Party 24: 19: 18: 380:1960 deaths 375:1878 births 357:J. W. Murby 316:: 38. 1961. 105:witchfinder 94:Pocklington 67:World War I 369:Categories 351:1911–1917 293:24 January 119:References 113:Whitehaven 39:Birmingham 90:Beverley 25:Born in 345:of the 98:deposit 72:At the 287:(PDF) 29:near 295:2018 61:for 57:'s 371:: 314:60 312:. 182:^ 164:^ 115:. 100:. 297:.

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Market Weighton
Kingston-upon-Hull
Independent Labour Party
Birmingham
the city council
National Administrative Council
Union of Democratic Control
Labour Party
Prospective Parliamentary Candidate
Birmingham West
World War I
1918 United Kingdom general election
Birmingham Ladywood
Neville Chamberlain
1926 Howdenshire by-election
Beverley
Pocklington
deposit
witchfinder
World War II
Whitehaven




A 'Mass' Party Frustrated? The Development of the Labour Party in Manchester, 1918-31
Leonard Hall
National Administrative Council
Independent Labour Party
J. W. Murby

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