William Bromfield (24 January 1868 – 3 June 1950) was an English trade unionist and Labour Party politician from Leek in Staffordshire . He was the town's Member of Parliament (MP) for all but four of the years between 1918 and 1945 .
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16-487: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles William Bromfield Bromfield came to prominence in the local trade union movement in the early 1900s. William Stubbs had been the leader of almost all the many small unions of silk workers in the town, but he was ageing, and by 1907, Bromfield had taken over from him as secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Winders, Fillers and Braid Makers,
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32-624: The Amalgamated Society of Silk Spinners and Throwsters, the Amalgamated Society of Female Silk Operatives, and the Leek Amalgamated Society of Silk and Cotton Dyers. He also succeeded James Cockersole as secretary of the Associated Trimming Weavers' Society. In 1907, all the unions led by Bromfield, with the Amalgamated Society of Silk Pickers, still led by Stubbs, affiliated to the new Leek Textile Federation. In an election to become general secretary of
40-612: The constituency's first Labour MP. He defeated Rear-Admiral Sir Guy Gaunt , a Liberal who supported the Coalition Government by 678 votes. He held the seat at the four elections in the 1920s, increasing his majority to 17% of the votes by 1929 , but was narrowly defeated at the 1931 election , when there was a nationwide swing towards the National Government . He was returned to the House of Commons at
48-644: The federation, Bromfield defeated Stubbs. In 1919, the unions merged to form the Amalgamated Society of Textile Workers and Kindred Trades (ASTWKT), whose membership covered Staffordshire and South Cheshire, and Bromfield was elected as its secretary, serving until 1942. At the post-war general election in December 1918 , Bromfield was elected as the MP for the Leek division of Staffordshire, becoming
56-1610: The 💕 Bromfield is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrew Bromfield (fl. 2000s–2020s), British translator Arthur Bromfield (d. 1650), English politician Beatrice Bromfield (c. 1880–1966), Australian-born American art dealer Dionne Bromfield (born 1996), English singer Edmund de Bromfield (d. 1393), English bishop of Llandaff Edward Bromfield (fl. 1620s–1630s), Lord Mayor of London in 1636 Harry Bromfield (1932–2020), South African cricketer Henry Bromfield (1610–1683), English politician John Bromfield (1922–2005), American actor John Bromfield Jr. (1779–1849), American merchant Joseph Bromfield (1744–1824), English architect Junelle Bromfield (born 1998), Jamaican track and field athlete Lois Bromfield (fl. 1980s–2000s), Canadian comedic actress Louis Bromfield (1896–1956), American author Mary Ellen Bromfield (b. 1928), American actress Rex Bromfield (fl. 1970s–2000s), Canadian director Richard Bromfield (fl. 1990s–2000s), psychologist Robert Bromfield (d. 1647), English merchant and politician Valri Bromfield (born 1949), Canadian comedian Walter H. C. Bromfield (1884–1963), Australian philatelist William Bromfield (1868–1950), English trade unionist and Labour Party Member of Parliament William Arnold Bromfield (1801–1851), English botanist See also [ edit ] Bromfield baronets Bromfield (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
64-510: The title Bromfield . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bromfield&oldid=1169443310 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bromfield (surname) From Misplaced Pages,
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