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On March 9, 1875, at 20 years of age and with his occupation listed as brakesman, he married (after banns) Mary Green age 19 years, spinster, daughter of John Green, overman at Littleburn Colliery in the parish church at Brancepeth, in [[County Durham]]. Both parties residing at Littleburn Colliery. <ref>Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, May 8, 1986. </ref> |
On March 9, 1875, at 20 years of age and with his occupation listed as brakesman, he married (after banns) Mary Green age 19 years, spinster, daughter of John Green, overman at Littleburn Colliery in the parish church at Brancepeth, in [[County Durham]]. Both parties residing at Littleburn Colliery. <ref>Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, May 8, 1986. </ref> |
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After the marriage, he was employed at Seaham Colliery and later Hetton, when he was elected as the representative of the township on [[Durham County Council]]. After periods at Usworth and Hamsteels, he returned to Littleburn in 1894 and took a lively interest in the public affairs of that district. He was the first chairman of Brandon Urban Council, his contemporaries being William Willis, Mr. William Green and Mr. [[Samuel Galbraith]], and was one of the pioneers of the Brandon Co-operative Society. <ref>Obituary "Loss to Durham Trade Unionism" - Durham County Advertiser and Durham Chronicle, Feb 5, 1932.</ref> |
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In 1888, Charlton was elected to the council of the [[Durham County Colliery Enginemen and Boilerminders' Association]], and served as treasurer and then president before, in 1905, he was elected as secretary of the union. He was also politically active, winning election to [[Durham County Council]] in 1903, and later also becoming the chair of [[Brandon and Byshottles]] [[Urban District Council]].<ref name="espinasse" /><ref name="dmm" /> |
In 1888, Charlton was elected to the council of the [[Durham County Colliery Enginemen and Boilerminders' Association]], and served as treasurer and then president before, in 1905, he was elected as secretary of the union. He was also politically active, winning election to [[Durham County Council]] in 1903, and later also becoming the chair of [[Brandon and Byshottles]] [[Urban District Council]].<ref name="espinasse" /><ref name="dmm" /> |
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Revision as of 19:50, 6 August 2022
William Browell Charlton (1855 – 30 January 1932) was a British trade union leader.
Charlton was born at Burnt House[1], just west of Chester-le-Street, in County Durham. He began working at Edmondsley Colliery when he was eight years old, and then later became a boiler fireman at Littleburn Colliery. He qualified as a winding engineman in 1874, and worked in this role in a variety of mines around the county.[2][3]
On March 9, 1875, at 20 years of age and with his occupation listed as brakesman, he married (after banns) Mary Green age 19 years, spinster, daughter of John Green, overman at Littleburn Colliery in the parish church at Brancepeth, in County Durham. Both parties residing at Littleburn Colliery. [4]
After the marriage, he was employed at Seaham Colliery and later Hetton, when he was elected as the representative of the township on Durham County Council. After periods at Usworth and Hamsteels, he returned to Littleburn in 1894 and took a lively interest in the public affairs of that district. He was the first chairman of Brandon Urban Council, his contemporaries being William Willis, Mr. William Green and Mr. Samuel Galbraith, and was one of the pioneers of the Brandon Co-operative Society. [5]
In 1888, Charlton was elected to the council of the Durham County Colliery Enginemen and Boilerminders' Association, and served as treasurer and then president before, in 1905, he was elected as secretary of the union. He was also politically active, winning election to Durham County Council in 1903, and later also becoming the chair of Brandon and Byshottles Urban District Council.[2][3]
Charlton was keen on the creation of retirement homes for miners, and was involved in the Durham Aged Miners' Homes' Association. He also chaired the Durham County Mining Federation Board, and the National Federation of Colliery Enginemen and Boiler Firemen, spending a short period in the 1890s as general secretary of this organisation.[2][3]
References
- ^ 1861, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 English Census
- ^ a b c Margaret 'Espinasse and Anthony Mason, "Charlton, William Browell", Dictionary of Labour Biography, vol.IV, pp.55–56
- ^ a b c "William Browell Charlton". Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, May 8, 1986.
- ^ Obituary "Loss to Durham Trade Unionism" - Durham County Advertiser and Durham Chronicle, Feb 5, 1932.