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46:, Beech ran away to sea with his brother Charlie. The pair then travelled widely working as miners and seamen in Australia and North America. By the outbreak of war they were seamen sailing between Liverpool and the USA. Richard married Dr Moira Elizabeth Connolly in 1940, the daughter of 63: 322: 206: 297: 317: 307: 312: 50:. His granddaughter, Donna Dougall, was doing family research in 2010 when she discovered that she was the great granddaughter of James Connolly. 90: 31: 236: 67: 111: 27: 127: 302: 98: 188: 74: 119: 115: 82: 114:
in about 1930, later serving as its president, and becoming editor of its journal. In 1939, he joined the
292: 287: 23: 43: 256: 232: 123: 70:(CPGB). He served on its executive for most of 1921, while working as a travelling salesman. 94: 164: 66:, and he was one of its two delegates in the unity negotiations which re-established the 47: 207:"Belfast woman recalls 'shock' at discovering James Connolly is her great-grandfather" 281: 78: 103: 166:'Don't be a Soldier' – the Radical Anti-War Movement in North London 1914–1918 58:
Beech was a supporter of the IWW, and attended the 2nd World Congress of the
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During the mid-1920s, Beech devoted much of his time to the
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Communist Party (British Section of the Third International)
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The Red International of Labour Unions (RILU) 1920 – 1937
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as a supporter of it. This convinced him to join the
323:British Merchant Service personnel of World War I 8: 81:were co-defendants in a case brought by the 222: 220: 298:Communist Party of Great Britain members 250: 248: 158: 156: 318:Trade unionists from Kingston upon Hull 308:Industrial Workers of the World members 152: 142:, (1943) Harrow: Progressive Publishers 7: 101:, and began selling its newspaper, 91:Communist Party of the Soviet Union 32:2nd World Congress of the Comintern 313:Presidents of British trade unions 255:Pearce, Brian (20 February 1960). 140:Torpedoed, and other short stories 14: 97:, who was forming the Trotskyist 126:. Beech was also active in the 68:Communist Party of Great Britain 22:(1893–1955) was a revolutionary 28:Industrial Workers of the World 26:. He was the delegate for the 1: 128:Movement for Colonial Freedom 118:, having been recruited by 99:Communist League of America 85:. However, he objected to 339: 227:Tosstorff, Reiner (2016). 75:National Minority Movement 116:Independent Labour Party 83:National Union of Seamen 112:Chemical Workers' Union 257:"A political con man?" 231:. Brill. p. 834. 89:'s expulsion from the 169:. London: Journeyman 163:Weller, Ken (1985). 303:British Trotskyists 193:tarbh.smo.uhi.ac.uk 77:. In 1927, he and 24:industrial unionist 20:Richard Clyde Beech 16:Industrial Unionist 54:Political activity 44:Kingston upon Hull 110:Beech joined the 330: 272: 271: 269: 267: 252: 243: 242: 224: 215: 214: 203: 197: 196: 185: 179: 178: 176: 174: 160: 93:. He contacted 338: 337: 333: 332: 331: 329: 328: 327: 278: 277: 276: 275: 265: 263: 254: 253: 246: 239: 226: 225: 218: 205: 204: 200: 187: 186: 182: 172: 170: 162: 161: 154: 149: 136: 95:James P. Cannon 56: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 336: 334: 326: 325: 320: 315: 310: 305: 300: 295: 290: 280: 279: 274: 273: 261:The Newsletter 244: 238:978-9004325579 237: 216: 211:The Irish News 198: 180: 151: 150: 148: 145: 144: 143: 135: 132: 55: 52: 48:James Connolly 39: 36: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 335: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 285: 283: 262: 258: 251: 249: 245: 240: 234: 230: 223: 221: 217: 213:. 5 May 2016. 212: 208: 202: 199: 194: 190: 184: 181: 168: 167: 159: 157: 153: 146: 141: 138: 137: 133: 131: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 108: 107:, in the UK. 106: 105: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 79:Harry Pollitt 76: 71: 69: 65: 61: 53: 51: 49: 45: 37: 35: 33: 30:(IWW) to the 29: 25: 21: 264:. Retrieved 260: 228: 210: 201: 192: 183: 171:. Retrieved 165: 139: 124:Labour Party 109: 104:The Militant 102: 72: 57: 41: 19: 18: 293:1955 deaths 288:1893 births 266:30 November 120:Bob Edwards 38:Family life 282:Categories 147:References 60:Comintern 42:Born in 173:27 June 87:Trotsky 235:  134:Works 268:2018 233:ISBN 175:2017 284:: 259:. 247:^ 219:^ 209:. 191:. 155:^ 130:. 34:. 270:. 241:. 195:. 177:.

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industrial unionist
Industrial Workers of the World
2nd World Congress of the Comintern
Kingston upon Hull
James Connolly
Comintern
Communist Party (British Section of the Third International)
Communist Party of Great Britain
National Minority Movement
Harry Pollitt
National Union of Seamen
Trotsky
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
James P. Cannon
Communist League of America
The Militant
Chemical Workers' Union
Independent Labour Party
Bob Edwards
Labour Party
Movement for Colonial Freedom


'Don't be a Soldier' – the Radical Anti-War Movement in North London 1914–1918
"marriage register Moira Elizabeth Connolly – webtrees"
"Belfast woman recalls 'shock' at discovering James Connolly is her great-grandfather"


ISBN
978-9004325579

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