Benjamin Jennings Caddy

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Benjamin (Ben) Jennings Caddy (November 1881 – 13 March 1955) was a militant trade unionist who is regarded as the doyen of the trade union movement in South Africa. Caddy was born in Australia and in 1898 at the age of 17 he emigrated to South Africa. In March 1922, he was arrested during the Rand Revolt.

References

  • Elizabeth J. Verwey (1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography. HSRC Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-7969-1648-8. Retrieved 9 July 2013.