Burns, John Elliot, 1858-1943.
Biographical notes:
John Burns was born in Lambeth in 1858; trained as an engineer and became active in the labour movement and local politics; leader of the London dock strike of 1889; elected to London County Council on its inception in 1889, remaining in office until 1907; also served as MP for Battersea (1892-1918) and was president of the Local Government Board (1905-1913) and the Board of Trade (1914); resigned from the Cabinet in protest at the British decision to declare war in August 1914; died 1943.
From the guide to the Burns, John (1858-1943), c1831-c1955, (Senate House Library, University of London)
English labor leader.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Local Government Board, Whitehall, 1907 Aug. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270523445
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Local Government Board, Whitehall, to Sir Sydney Cockerell, 1907 Jan. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270523423
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