Andrew Sharp (historian)
Andrew Sharp may refer to: *Andrew Sharp (trade unionist) Andrew Sharp (26 April 1841 – 14 October 1919) was a British trade unionist. Born in Ellenport, near Maryport in Cumberland, Sharp's father died when he was just over one year old, and he was brought up by his mother, helping financially by wor ... (1841–1919), British trade unionist * Andrew Peacock, also known as Andrew Sharp Peacock, (born 1939), Australian politician {{Hndis, Sharp, Andrew ...
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Andrew Sharp (trade Unionist)
Andrew Sharp (26 April 1841 – 14 October 1919) was a British trade unionist. Born in Ellenport, near Maryport in Cumberland, Sharp's father died when he was just over one year old, and he was brought up by his mother, helping financially by working in agriculture from an early age. He worked full-time as a pony driver in a coal mine from the age of ten, graduating to cut coal underground at eighteen.Joyce Bellamy, ''Dictionary of Labour Biography'' (vol.I), pp.296–297 Sharp educated himself and became an active trade unionist, but was victimised as a result, and had to relocate to County Durham to find work. However, he returned to Cumberland in 1872, and that year attended the Amalgamated Association of Miners' conference. Sharp was inspired to form the Cumberland Miners' Association (CMA) and affiliated it to the AAM; by 1874, it had 1,500 members, and he worked as its general secretary and full-time agent. Under Sharp's leadership, the CMA won an important strike, solid ...
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