Code | DS/UK/2734 |
Dates | 1796 - 1861 |
Person Name | Duncombe; Thomas Slingsby (1796 - 1861) |
Surname | Duncombe |
Forenames | Thomas Slingsby |
Activity | Whig MP for Hertford, 1826-1832 and Finsbury, 1834-1861.
He chaired the national conference of trades in 1845 and helped organize the National Association of United Trades for the Protection of Labour (NAUT), serving as the body’s president for seven years. A frequent speaker at trade union functions, and came out in public support of a number of strikes. |
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