William Crawford (trade unionist)

For other people named William Crawford, see William Crawford (disambiguation).

William Crawford (1833 – 1 July 1890) was an English miner, trade unionist and a Liberal politician.

Crawford was born at Cullercoats Northumberland^[1] and worked in Hartley Coal Mines from the age of 10. In 1862 actively opposed the attempt of the Northumberland mine owners to impose the system of yearly hiring. He became Secretary of the Durham Miners' Association in 1863,^[2] and spoke frequently at the Durham Miner's Gala^[3] He was briefly secretary of the breakaway Northumberland Miners' Mutual Confident Association.^[4]

In 1885 Crawford was elected Member of Parliament for Mid Durham and held the seat until his death aged 57. From 1889 to 1890 he was a member of the Institute of Mining Engineers. Crawford was a chief promotor of the College of the Venerable Bede, Durham and acted as its treasurer until his death.^[5]

References

^ British Census 1881
^ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
^ Durham Mining Museum - Willia Crawford
^ Morpeth Antiquarian Society
^ [1]

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Crawford

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Mid Durham 1885 – 1890	Succeeded by John Wilson
Political offices
Preceded by New position	Secretary of the Northumberland Miners' Association 1864	Succeeded by Thomas Burt
Preceded by John Richardson	General Secretary of the Durham Miners' Association 1870–1890	Succeeded by W. H. Patterson

Persondata
Name	Crawford, William
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1833
Place of birth
Date of death	1 July 1890
Place of death