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Thomas Rayner Smart c1771 – 1847

Chartist Ancestors leicester, thomas rayner smart

“Veteran patriot” and delegate to the First Chartist Convention. Thomas Rayner Smart was Loughborough and Leicester’s delegate to the General

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Ernest Jones’ funeral – the last Chartist rally

Chartist Ancestors ernest jones

The Chartist leader Ernest Jones died of pleurisy on 26 January, 1869, six days after addressing his last political rally,

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life stories organisations and newspapers 

Red Republican – a socialist internationalist voice

Chartist Ancestors george julian harney, red republican

The Red Republican ran for 24 issues from June to November 1850, and almost every issue carried a list of

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Thomas Clutton Salt, 1789 – 1859

Chartist Ancestors birmingham, thomas clutton salt

Founder of the Birmingham Political Union and 1839 Convention delegate. Thomas Clutton Salt was a Birmingham delegate to the General

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Benjamin Lucraft 1809 – 1897

Chartist Ancestors benjamin lucraft

From Chartism to the London School Board. The life of Benjamin Lucraft provides a fascinating link between the later Chartist

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Robert Lowery, 1809 – 1863

Chartist Ancestors newcastle, robert lowery

Newcastle radical and delegate to the First Chartist Convention. Robert Lowery was Newcastle’s delegate to the General Convention of the

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Peter Murray McDouall, 1814 – 1854

Chartist Ancestors ashton under lyne, peter murray mcdouall

Physical force Chartist, political exile and delegate to the First Convention. Peter McDouall was Ashton-under-Lyne’s delegate to the General Convention

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John Arnott, 1799 – 1868

Chartist Ancestors john arnott

Remembered as the General Secretary of the National Charter Association, John Arnott remained true to the cause in later life.

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chartism in the localities life stories 

Chartism in Cornwall

Chartist Ancestors cornwall, richard spurr

Cornwall was not promising ground for Chartism. Even so, it had its supporters among the miners. Though Cornwall was the

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William Villiers Sankey, 1793 – 1860

Chartist Ancestors william villiers sankey

Moral force Chartist, aristocrat, mathematician and medical man. William Sankey was Edinburgh’s delegate to the General Convention of the Industrious

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