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Havelock Wilson


 

Joseph Havelock Wilson (1858?-1929) was a trade union leader, Liberal politician, and campaigner for the rights of merchant seamen. He was born in South Shields and began his trade union career in North-East England. He founded the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union in Sunderland in 1887 and remained president of the union until his death.

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Trade union - Liberal - South Shields - National Sailors' and Firemen's Union

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