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National Charter Association 1840 – 1860

Chartist Ancestors national charter association

The National Charter Association was the largest, longest lived and most central of the membership bodies to emerge from the

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organisations and newspapers 

Members of the National Charter Association executives, 1840-58

Chartist Ancestors national charter association

The National Charter Association is unique among a variety of Chartist and Chartist-leaning organisations for its longevity, its level of

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organisations and newspapers 

NCA National Central Registration and Elections Committee

Chartist Ancestors feargus o'connor, henry vincent, james grassby, national charter association, samuel carter, thomas slingsby duncombe

The National Charter Association’s National Registration and Elections Committee (NCREC) aimed to co-ordinate the Chartist challenge at parliamentary elections, despite

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conferences 

Manchester Conference 1840

Chartist Ancestors dorothy thompson, manchester, national charter association, r g gammage

In its early stages, the Chartist movement consisted entirely of local groups with no central co-ordination. Following the failure of

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petitions 

Fourth national petition 1849

Chartist Ancestors feargus o'connor, national charter association, northern star

By November 1848, with many of its leading activists in prison, the National Charter Association was in such a state

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petitions 

Fifth national petition 1851

Chartist Ancestors 1851, ernest jones, national charter association

With Ernest Jones now at its head, the National Charter Association managed a brief flicker of revival in membership during

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petitions 

Chartist petition of 1841

Chartist Ancestors 0 Comments 1841, 55 old bailey, national charter association, peter murray mcdouall

Chartism is defined by the three great petitions to Parliament of 1839, 1842 and 1848. What is often overlooked is

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