John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow

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John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow (18211911) was an English lawyer and leader of the Christian socialist movement.

He was born in India, where his father worked for the East India Company[1]. Ludlow was influenced by French socialism as he was educated in Paris.

He was also a co-founder of the Working Man's College. Most of his work focused on mission work to the poor in London. He promoted mutual cooperation via friendly societies and served as England's chief registrar of Friendly Societies from 1875-1891.[2]

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  1. ^ Hans Schwarz, Theology in a Global Context: The Last Two Hundred Years, p. 149.
  2. ^ Description of the papers of John Ludlow