Charles Freak

For the British architect, see Charles Freake.

Charles Freak (1847 or 1848 – 28 July 1910) was a British trade unionist and politician.

An early member of the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives (NUBSO), Freak represented the union at the Trades Union Congress from the 1870s.[1] In 1892, he was elected as a Labour Progressive member of London County Council in Bethnal Green North East, one of the first eight Labour members of the council. He held the seat in 1895 and 1898, but lost it in 1901.

In 1899, Freak was elected as the General President of NUBSO, holding the post until his death. He relocated to Leicester, and in 1904 was elected to Leicester Town Council. He was also a member of the council of the International Arbitration League.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Report of the 1910 Annual Trades Union Congress, p.85
Trade union offices
Preceded by
W. Boyd Hornidge		 General President of the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives
1899 – 1910 		Succeeded by
Thomas Frederick Richards
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