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William Rushworth (trade unionist)

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In 1911, Rushworth relocated to Scotland, to become the full-time Scottish District Secretary of the union, and during
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On 11 November 1929, Rushworth was addressing a meeting at the Bradford Trades Hall, when he collapsed and died.
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In 1919, Rushworth was elected as general secretary of the union, relocating to
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and won election to the local council, representing
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National Association of Unions in the Textile Trade
8: 185:General secretaries of British trade unions 124: 116:Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress 109: 107: 105: 90: 88: 86: 33:, Rushworth became a dyers' labourer in 82: 22:(1879 – 11 November 1929) was a 7: 190:Independent Labour Party councillors 63:. He also became vice chair of the 14: 114:"Obituary: William Rushworth". 67:. In 1923, he was elected to 1: 195:Trade unionists from Bradford 180:Councillors in West Yorkshire 144:Amalgamated Society of Dyers 39:Amalgamated Society of Dyers 71:, serving for three years. 211: 150: 142:General Secretary of the 140: 132: 127: 43:Independent Labour Party 16:British trade unionist 69:Bradford City Council 128:Trade union offices 96:The Labour Who's Who 158: 157: 151:Succeeded by 37:. He joined the 20:William Rushworth 202: 148:1919–1929 133:Preceded by 125: 120: 119: 111: 100: 99: 92: 26:trade unionist. 210: 209: 205: 204: 203: 201: 200: 199: 160: 159: 154: 147: 138: 136:Joseph Hayhurst 123: 113: 112: 103: 94: 93: 84: 80: 17: 12: 11: 5: 208: 206: 198: 197: 192: 187: 182: 177: 172: 162: 161: 156: 155: 152: 149: 139: 134: 130: 129: 122: 121: 101: 81: 79: 76: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 207: 196: 193: 191: 188: 186: 183: 181: 178: 176: 173: 171: 168: 167: 165: 153:Edward Verity 146: 145: 137: 131: 126: 117: 110: 108: 106: 102: 97: 91: 89: 87: 83: 77: 75: 72: 70: 66: 62: 57: 55: 50: 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 27: 25: 21: 141: 118:: 228. 1930. 115: 95: 73: 58: 51: 28: 19: 18: 175:1929 deaths 170:1879 births 54:World War I 164:Categories 78:References 47:Southowram 35:Brighouse 61:Bradford 31:Bradford 29:Born in 24:British 166:: 104:^ 85:^ 49:.

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British
Bradford
Brighouse
Amalgamated Society of Dyers
Independent Labour Party
Southowram
World War I
Bradford
National Association of Unions in the Textile Trade
Bradford City Council






Joseph Hayhurst
Amalgamated Society of Dyers
Categories
1879 births
1929 deaths
Councillors in West Yorkshire
General secretaries of British trade unions
Independent Labour Party councillors
Trade unionists from Bradford

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