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'''Francis Johnson''' (1878–1970) was a [[British people|British]] [[socialist]] activist. |
'''Francis Henry Johnson''' (1878–1970) was a [[British people|British]] [[socialist]] activist. |
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Johnson became active in the [[Independent Labour Party]] (ILP), and was |
Johnson became active in the [[Independent Labour Party]] (ILP), and was secretary of its [[Finsbury]] branch by 1899.<ref>"Report of the Seventh Annual Conference" (1899), Independent Labour Party, p.54</ref> In 1904 he was elected as the party's General Secretary.<ref>David Howell, ''British Workers and the Independent Labour Party, 1888-1906'', p.483</ref> In July 1916 he applied to [[Southgate, London|Southgate]], [[Middlesex]], [[Military Service Tribunal]] for exemption as a [[conscientious objector]]. On 3 June 1917 he was appointed as joint secretary of the [[Council of Workers' and Soldiers' Delegates]] at the convention to hail the [[Russian Revolution]] held at the Albert Hall, [[Leeds]], alongside [[Albert Inkpin]].<ref>"[http://contentdm.warwick.ac.uk/cdm/ref/collection/russian/id/1693 What happened at Leeds]", Council of Workers and Soldiers Delegates, 3 June 1917</ref> |
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In 1924 Johnson switched to become Financial Secretary of the ILP, and remained in post until retirement in 1944. He continued as a party activist on a voluntary basis.<ref>"[http://archives.lse.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=ILP%2F4 ILP - Independent Labour Party]", ''[[London School of Economics]]'' Library Services</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 12:02, 3 June 2021
Francis Henry Johnson (1878–1970) was a British socialist activist.
Johnson became active in the Independent Labour Party (ILP), and was secretary of its Finsbury branch by 1899.[1] In 1904 he was elected as the party's General Secretary.[2] In July 1916 he applied to Southgate, Middlesex, Military Service Tribunal for exemption as a conscientious objector. On 3 June 1917 he was appointed as joint secretary of the Council of Workers' and Soldiers' Delegates at the convention to hail the Russian Revolution held at the Albert Hall, Leeds, alongside Albert Inkpin.[3]
In 1924 Johnson switched to become Financial Secretary of the ILP, and remained in post until retirement in 1944. He continued as a party activist on a voluntary basis.[4]
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[edit]- ^ "Report of the Seventh Annual Conference" (1899), Independent Labour Party, p.54
- ^ David Howell, British Workers and the Independent Labour Party, 1888-1906, p.483
- ^ "What happened at Leeds", Council of Workers and Soldiers Delegates, 3 June 1917
- ^ "ILP - Independent Labour Party", London School of Economics Library Services
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