Burns, John Elliot, 1858-1943.
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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| creatorOf | Burns, John (1858-1943), c1831-c1955 | Senate House Library (University of London) | |
| creatorOf | Burns, John Elliot, 1858-1943. Autograph letter signed : Local Government Board, Whitehall, 1907 Aug. 8. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| creatorOf | Burns, John Elliot, 1858-1943. Autograph letter signed : Local Government Board, Whitehall, to Sir Sydney Cockerell, 1907 Jan. 3. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | William Tallack Correspondence, 1830-1907 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Yvonne Kapp Papers, 1941-1999 | London Metropolitan University: Trades Union Congress Library Collections |
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| associatedWith | Booth, Charles, 1840-1916 |
| associatedWith | Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962, |
| associatedWith | Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. |
| associatedWith | Kapp |Yvonne |1903-1999 | nee Mayer |writer and activist |
| associatedWith | Tallack, William, 1831-1908 |
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Birth 1858
Death 1943
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