Ben Turner (politician)
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Turner 1923
Sir Ben Turner (1863–1942) was an English trade unionist and Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Batley and Morley from 1922 to 1924 and from 1929 to 1931. He was a founder member of the Independent Labour Party in 1893.
Turner was Secretary of the Heavy Woollen district branch of the West Yorkshire Power-Loom Weavers Association.[1]
In 1928 Turner was President of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress at the time of the talks with Sir Alfred Mond. [2]
He served in the Government as Secretary for Mines for a year from 1929.
On the occasion of his Golden Wedding in 1934 Turner wrote a volume of poetry entitled "Rhymes, Verses and Poems from a Yorkshire Loom" (Pontefract, W.McGowan, 1934)
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Batley and Morley 1922–1924 |
Succeeded by Walter Forrest |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Batley and Morley 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Wilfrid Dewhurst Wills |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chair of the Labour Party 1911–1912 |
Succeeded by George Henry Roberts |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded by | Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour 1910 With: William Brace |
Succeeded by James Crinion and George Henry Roberts |
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Textiles Group representative on the General Council of the TUC 1921 – 1929 |
Succeeded by Arthur Shaw |
| Preceded by | President of the Trades Union Congress 1928 |
Succeeded by Ben Tillett |
