John Burns

John Elliot Burns (20 October 1858 – 24 January 1943) was a prominent English trade unionist, anti-racist, socialist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics. John Burns may refer to John Burns (1858&ndash1943 English trade unionist anti-racist socialist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

A Scottish engineer's son, Burns was born in Lambeth and followed his father into the engineering industry. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Lambeth is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth, although the area is now more commonly known as Waterloo, after the railway station whose viaduct separates the There a fellow worker introduced him to radical writers including John Stuart Mill, Thomas Carlyle and John Ruskin. John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 &ndash 8 May 1873 British Philosopher, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament, was an influential Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881 was a Scottish essayist satirist and historian whose work was highly influential during the Victorian era. John Ruskin (8 February 1819 &ndash 20 January 1900 is best known for his work as an Art critic, sage writer, and Social critic, but is remembered

John Burns as seen by the Punch cartoonist Harry Furniss. Punch was a British weekly Magazine of Humour and Satire published from 1841 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2002 Henry (Harry Furniss ( March 26, 1854 - January 14, 1925) was an artist and illustrator born in Wexford, Ireland.

After joining the Amalgamated Society of Engineers in 1879, Burns worked for two years for the United Africa Company. Appalled at the racist treatment of Africans, Burns turned to socialism and in 1881 and formed a branch of the Social Democratic Federation (SDF) in Battersea. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution The Social Democratic Federation (SDF was established as Britain's first organised socialist Political party by H Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is an inner-city district located 2

Elected to the SDF's executive council, Burns stood for Parliament in the 1885 General Election but was unsuccessful. Results |} Total votes cast 4638235 All parties shown Voting summary Seats summary See also A year later, he was involved in a London demonstration against unemployment. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. Although arrested and later acquitted of charges of conspiracy and sedition, he was arrested again on 13 November 1887 after a central London demonstration against coercion in Ireland ended in the 'Bloody Sunday' clashes; Burns was imprisoned for six weeks. In the Criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between Natural persons to break the law at some time in the future and in some cases with at least one overt act This is about the law term For other uses see Sedition (disambiguation Sedition is a term of Law which refers to covert conduct Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world For other incidents referred to by this name see Bloody Sunday.

The London Dock Strike of August 1889 was a major turning point. The London Dock Strike was an industrial dispute involving dock workers in the Port of London. By this time Burns had left the SDF and, with fellow socialist Tom Mann, was focusing on trade union activity as a leader of the New Unionist movement. Tom Mann ( 15 April 1856 - 13 March 1941) was a noted British Trade unionist. With other London radicals such as Ben Tillett, Will Crooks and John Benn, Burns ('The Man with the Red Flag') helped win the dispute, and in the new elections to form the first London County Council, he was elected to represent Battersea. Benjamin Tillett ( September 11, 1860 &ndash January 27, 1943) was a British socialist, Trade union leader and William (Will Crooks ( 6 April 1852 &ndash 5 June 1921) was a noted trade unionist and Politician from Poplar London Sir John Williams Benn 1st Baronet, DL ( November 13, 1850 &ndash 10 April 1922) was a British politician particularly Red flags can signify a warning Martial law, defiance or Left-wing politics London County Council (LCC was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889-1965 existence and the first London-wide general municipal

In 1892, he expanded his role, being elected to Parliament for Battersea as an Independent Labour Party member. Battersea is a Constituency located in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. See Independent Labor Party for the Political party in Burundi, Independent Labour Group for the Irish party and Labour candidates But while fellow socialist Keir Hardie argued for the formation of a new political party, Burns remained aligned with the Liberal Party, and in the 1906 Campbell-Bannerman administration was appointed President of the Local Government Board the second working class person (after Henry Broadhurst) to serve as a government minister - albeit a somewhat disappointing one to many socialists. James Keir Hardie (15 August 1856 - 26 September 1915 was a Scottish Socialist and labour leader and was the first independent labour Member of Parliament The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, GCB (7 September 1836 &ndash 22 April 1908 was a British Liberal Statesman who served as Prime Minister The President of the Local Government Board was a ministerial post frequently a Cabinet position in the United Kingdom, established in 1871 Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types See also Harry Broadhurst Henry Broadhurst ( 13 April 1840 &ndash 11 October 1911) was a prominent

Nonetheless, he had at least previously distinguished himself by his fervent Parliamentary opposition to the Second Boer War (1900), and he remained proud of his working class roots, declaring to the Commons in a speech in 1901: "I am not ashamed to say that I am the son of a washerwoman". See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: Alternanthera caracasana is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common names khakiweed, washerwoman and

As a local politician, Burns is particularly noted for his role in the creation of Battersea's Latchmere Estate, the first municipal housing estate built using a council's own direct labour force, officially opened in 1903. The council house is a form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom.

In 1914 Burns was appointed President of the Board of Trade, but after the start of the First World War, he resigned from the government (and from political life after 1918) in protest, spending the rest of his life devoted to his interests in London history, books and cricket. The Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry before the June 28, 2007 World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries He coined the phrase "The Thames is liquid history".

A collection of his papers is held at the University of London library, and embraces many of his political interests, including universal adult suffrage, working hours and conditions, employment, pensions, poor laws, temperance, social conditions, local government, South African labour, and the Boer War. The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK. Universal suffrage (also universal adult suffrage, general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of the right to vote to Suffrage (from the Latin suffragium, meaning "voting tablet" and figuratively "right to vote" probably from suffrago "hough" and originally This article deals chiefly with the English Poor Laws covering England and Wales See also Prohibition, Teetotalism The Temperance Movement attempted to reduce the amount of Alcohol consumed within a community or society in The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Elsewhere his connections with Battersea are recalled by the naming of a local school and a housing estate after him, and one of the Woolwich Ferry vessels also carries his name. Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is an inner-city district located 2 The Woolwich Free Ferry is a boat service across the River Thames, London, UK, which is operated by the London Borough of Greenwich He was buried in St Mary's Cemetery, Battersea Rise.

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