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{{Short description|British anarchist (1866–1938)}}
'''Thomas Henry Keell''' (24 September 1866 – 26 June 1938) was an English [[typesetting|compositor]] who edited the anarchist periodical ''[[Freedom (newspaper)|Freedom]]''.<ref>{{Harvnb|Becker|1986|p=20}}<br>- {{Harvnb|Graur|1997|p=119}}</ref> In 1907, he attended the [[International Anarchist Congress of Amsterdam]], where he was hailed by [[Emma Goldman]] as "one of our most devoted workers on the London ''Freedom''".<ref>{{Harvnb|Goldman|1970|p=403}}</ref> Keell also contributed to ''[[Voice of Labour]]'' for many years and was an outspoken opponent of the [[First World War]].<ref name=av>{{Harvnb|Avrich|2006|p=512}}</ref> He was arrested with his companion [[Lilian Wolfe]] during a 1916 raid on the ''Freedom'' offices; they were imprisoned and later lived together in [[Whiteway Colony]] in [[Gloucestershire]] from the 1920s until Keell's death in 1938.<ref name=av/>
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| name = Thomas Keell
| image = Thomas Keell.jpg
| caption = Keell in May 1930
| birth_name = Thomas Henry Keell
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1866|09|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lewisham]], [[Kent]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1938|06|26|1866|09|24|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Whiteway Colony]], [[Gloucestershire]], England
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
* [[Typesetting|Compositor]]
* [[Newspaper editor]]
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| organization = [[Freedom Press]]
| partner = [[Lilian Wolfe]]
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'''Thomas Henry Keell''' (24 September 1866 – 26 June 1938) was an English [[typesetting|compositor]] who edited the anarchist periodical ''[[Freedom (British newspaper)|Freedom]]''.<ref>{{Harvnb|Becker|1986|p=20}}<br />- {{Harvnb|Graur|1997|p=119}}</ref> In 1907, he attended the [[International Anarchist Congress of Amsterdam]], where he was hailed by [[Emma Goldman]] as "one of our most devoted workers on the London ''Freedom''".<ref>{{Harvnb|Goldman|1970|p=403}}</ref> Keell also contributed to ''[[Voice of Labour]]'' for many years and was an outspoken opponent of the [[First World War]].<ref name="av">{{Harvnb|Avrich|2006|p=512}}</ref> He was arrested with his companion [[Lilian Wolfe]] during a 1916 raid on the ''Freedom'' offices; they were imprisoned and later lived together in [[Whiteway Colony]] in [[Gloucestershire]] from the 1920s until Keell's death in 1938.<ref name="av" />


== See also ==
== See also ==
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*[[List of anarchist periodicals]]
*[[List of anarchist periodicals]]
*''[[Manifesto of the Sixteen]]''
*''[[Manifesto of the Sixteen]]''
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*{{cite journal|journal=[[Information for Social Change]] |authorlink=Donald Rooum|issue=27 |date=Summer 2008 |title=''Freedom'', Freedom Press and Freedom Bookshop: A short history of Freedom Press |first=Donald |last=Rooum |issn=1756-901X |url=http://libr.org/isc/issues/ISC27/articles/5%20Freedom,%20Freedom%20Press%20and%20Freedom%20Bookshop.pdf}}
*{{cite journal|journal=[[Information for Social Change]] |authorlink=Donald Rooum|issue=27 |date=Summer 2008 |title=''Freedom'', Freedom Press and Freedom Bookshop: A short history of Freedom Press |first=Donald |last=Rooum |issn=1756-901X |url=http://libr.org/isc/issues/ISC27/articles/5%20Freedom,%20Freedom%20Press%20and%20Freedom%20Bookshop.pdf}}
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 29 June 2024

Thomas Keell
Keell in May 1930
Born
Thomas Henry Keell

(1866-09-24)24 September 1866
Lewisham, Kent, England
Died26 June 1938(1938-06-26) (aged 71)
Occupations
OrganizationFreedom Press
PartnerLilian Wolfe

Thomas Henry Keell (24 September 1866 – 26 June 1938) was an English compositor who edited the anarchist periodical Freedom.[1] In 1907, he attended the International Anarchist Congress of Amsterdam, where he was hailed by Emma Goldman as "one of our most devoted workers on the London Freedom".[2] Keell also contributed to Voice of Labour for many years and was an outspoken opponent of the First World War.[3] He was arrested with his companion Lilian Wolfe during a 1916 raid on the Freedom offices; they were imprisoned and later lived together in Whiteway Colony in Gloucestershire from the 1920s until Keell's death in 1938.[3]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Becker 1986, p. 20
    - Graur 1997, p. 119
  2. ^ Goldman 1970, p. 403
  3. ^ a b Avrich 2006, p. 512

References

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  • Avrich, Paul (2006). Anarchist Voices. Stirling: AK Press. ISBN 1-904859-27-5.
  • Becker, Heiner (1986). Freedom: a Hundred Years, October 1886 to October 1986. London: Freedom Press. ISBN 0-900384-35-2. OCLC 25625678.
  • Goldman, Emma (1970). Living My Life. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-22543-7.
  • Graur, Mina (1997). An Anarchist "Rabbi". New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-17273-7.
  • Rooum, Donald (Summer 2008). "Freedom, Freedom Press and Freedom Bookshop: A short history of Freedom Press" (PDF). Information for Social Change (27). ISSN 1756-901X.
Media offices
Preceded by Editor of Freedom
1910–1928
Succeeded by