Charles Murray (trade unionist)
Charles Murray (died 1889) was a British trade unionist and socialist activist.
Murray worked as a boot closer. He became a socialist, and knew both Feargus O'Connor and Robert Owen. He joined the National Charter Association in 1852, within which he was known as a supporter of Bronterre O'Brien. He was also a leading figure in the Association for Promoting the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge.[1][2]
In the 1860s, Murray was prominent in West End Boot Closers' Union, and in 1862 and 1863, he represented it on the executive of the London Trades Council.[3]
In the 1870s, Murray was a member of the Manhood Suffrage League,[4] and he subsequently became an early member of the Social Democratic Federation.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Shipley, Stan (1983). Club life and socialism in mid-Victorian London. Journeyman.
- ^ a b Flett, Keith (2006). Chartism After 1848. Monmouth: Merlin Press. p. 207. ISBN 0850365392.
- ^ Annual Report of the London Trades Council (1862 and 1863)
- ^ E. P. Thompson, William Morris, pp.281-282