| 词条 | John R. Bell (trade unionist) |
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John Robert Bell (died 25 August 1924) was a British trade unionist and political activist. Bell lived in the United States for many years, where he worked as an official with the International Seamen's Union.[1] In 1894, he travelled to England on behalf of the union, to report on the Labour Electoral Association and the Independent Labour Party. While in England, he struck up a friendship with Havelock Wilson, leader of the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union (NSFU), and Wilson and Bell went on an organising tour of the UK.[2] In 1910, Bell settled in Kingston-upon-Hull, where he became the NSFU's Humber District Secretary.[3] He was adopted as an NSFU candidate for Kingston-upon-Hull West in 1912, but was not endorsed by the Labour Party.[4] He also became active on the Hull Trades and Labour Council, but left during World War I in protest at the Labour Party's policy on the war.[3] By the time an election was held, in 1918, Hull's constituencies had been redrawn, and Bell stood in Kingston-upon-Hull South West. He received the support of the NSFU and various other unions, and also of some shipowners.[5] Despite some later reports, he was not accredited by the National Democratic and Labour Party, but he did receive a Coalition coupon, and is therefore often counted as a Coalition Labour candidate. He took 30.9% of the votes cast and second place in the poll.[6] In his spare time, Bell was active in the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, and he served as Grand A. Buffalo of England.[3] Bell was a prominent figure at Trades Union Congress meetings. He remained a district secretary for the NSFU until his death in 1924.[1] References1. ^1 {{cite journal|title=Obituary: Mr John R. Bell|journal=Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress|date=1924|page=283}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, John R}}2. ^{{cite book|last1=Yearley|first1=Clifton K.|title=Britons in American Labor|date=1957|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|location=Baltimore|page=69}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Late Mr J. R. Bell|work=Hull Daily Mail|date=28 August 1924}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Mr J. R. Bell Candid.|work=Hull Daily Mail|date=19 November 1912}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Seamen's candidate|work=Hull Daily Mail|date=7 March 1918}} 6. ^{{cite book|last1=Craig|first1=F. W. S.|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-49|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9780333230480|page=158|edition=2}} 5 : Year of birth missing|1924 deaths|British trade unionists|British emigrants to the United States|Independent politicians in England |
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