Joshua Hobson
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Joshua Hobson (1810 -1876) was the publisher of a pamphlet attacking the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act which was known as the Book of Murder[1]. From 1838-1844 he was the publisher of the chartist newspaper the Northern Star.
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[edit] Early life
Hobson was born in 1810 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, there he was apprenticed as a joiner before working as a handloom weaver in nearby Oldham, Lancashire.
[edit] Political activity
Hobson was associated with the Tory radical Richard Oastler. He was elected to the first Central Committee of the National Association of United Trades for the Protection of Labour in 1845.
[edit] Publishing activity
After publishing the Book of Murder Hobson was imprisoned for publishing further pamphlets. He edited the Northern star which advocated the abolition of the Poor Law Amendment Act and a renewal of the Ten Hours Movement and trade union movement.
[edit] External links
(Works by or about Joshua Hobson in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
