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William Rider, 1804 – ?1865

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Henry Lundy, 1807 – 1872

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Great Northern Union, 1838-1840

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John Ardill, 1811 – 1869

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Chartism in Leeds

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Northern Star – the paper that made Chartism

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Leeds convention, 1846 – gearing up for a general election

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