William C. Robinson (politician)
William Cornforth Robinson (12 July 1861 – 11 June 1931) was a British Labour Member of Parliament. Born in Carlton, West Riding of Yorkshire, he began work at the age of ten in a mill in Burnley. At the age of 17 he organised a trade union after experiencing a 20-week-long strike. By 1894 he had become the general secretary of the Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers, a position he held to the end of his life. He was president of the United Textile Factory Workers Association from 1913 to 1919. For many years he was a member of the Labour Party National Executive.
In 1911 and 1918 he ran for election at Oldham, and again in 1920 in Ashton-under-Lyne. He was elected at Elland in 1922 but lost the seat in 1923. He won it again in 1924 and held it until 1929.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- The Times, obituary of William Cornforth Robinson, 12 June 1931
- Hansard: Contributions by William Cornforth Robinson in the British House of Commons
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Cornforth Robinson
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by George Taylor Ramsden |
Member of Parliament for Elland 1922–1923 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Newbald Kay |
| Preceded by Sir Robert Newbald Kay |
Member of Parliament for Elland 1924–1929 |
Succeeded by Charles Roden Buxton |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Keir Hardie |
Chair of the Labour Party 1910–1911 |
Succeeded by Ben Turner |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded by William Mullin |
President of the United Textile Factory Workers' Association 1913 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Walter Gee |
| Preceded by Edward L. Poulton and Herbert Smith |
Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour 1923 With: Robert Barrie Walker |
Succeeded by Charlie Cramp and Alonzo Swales |
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