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Isaac Evans (trade Unionist)
Isaac Evans (14 December 1847 – 12 November 1897) was a Welsh trade union leader and politician. Born at Garndiffaith, near Pontypool, Evans began working in a coal mine at Abersychan when only ten years old. Over the next few years, he worked at a variety of collieries, some in the Risca Valley, and one in England, then in the Rhondda at Llwynpia No.3 pit. He then married, and found steady employment in Skewen, where he lived for the rest of his life.Joyce Bellamy and John Saville, "Evans, Isaac", ''Dictionary of Labour Biography'', vol.I, pp.113–114 Evans was a keen trade unionist, and in 1876 played a leading role in the negotiations which led to the formation of the Sliding Scale Joint Committee, to determine coal miners' wages. In 1878, he was appointed as the secretary of the Neath District of Miners, then in 1881, he was appointed to the Sliding Scale Joint Committee. He resigned as permanent secretary of the Neath District, but remained its agent, and acte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Evans
Isaac Evans may refer to: * Isaac Newton Evans (1827–1901), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * Isaac C. Evans (1879–?), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * Isaac Evans (trade unionist) Isaac Evans (14 December 1847 – 12 November 1897) was a Welsh trade union leader and politician. Born at Garndiffaith, near Pontypool, Evans began working in a coal mine at Abersychan when only ten years old. Over the next few years, he wo ... (1847–1897), Welsh trade union leader and politician * '' Isaac H. Evans'', a two-masted schooner berthed in Rockland, Maine {{dab, hn=Evans, Isaac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glamorgan County Council
Glamorgan County Council was established in 1889 together with the administrative county of Glamorganshire under the Local Government Act 1888. The first elections to the council were held in January 1889. The council was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974. It was replaced by Mid Glamorgan County Council, South Glamorgan County Council and West Glamorgan County Council. The first Council, 1889-92 There were sixty-eight members elected to the new county council in 1889. Prior to 1889 local government had been carried out by unelected magistrates, often wealthy industrialists and landowners. The first intake of Glamorgan County Council reflected this. Eight members declaring themselves as 'colliery proprietors' (and 15 others being chairmen, directors or prominent colliery shareholders). Owner of Cyfarthfa Ironworks, William T. Crawshay, was elected in the Cyfarthfa ward and four tinplate manufacturers were elected. Sir Hussey Vivian (shortly to become Lord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Pontypool
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Liberal-Labour (UK) Politicians
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Councillors In Wales
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1897 Deaths
Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. * January 7 – A cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia. * January 8 – Lady Flora Shaw, future wife of Governor General Lord Lugard, officially proposes the name "Nigeria" in a newspaper contest, to be given to the British Niger Coast Protectorate. * January 22 – In this date's issue of the journal ''Engineering'', the word ''computer'' is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. * January 23 – Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only capital case in United States history, where spectral evidence helps secure a conviction. * January 31 – The Czechoslovak Trade Union Association is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1847 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the U.S. government. * January 13 – The Treaty of Cahuenga ends fighting in the Mexican–American War in California. * January 16 – John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. * January 17 – St. Anthony Hall fraternity is founded at Columbia University, New York City. * January 30 – Yerba Buena, California, is renamed San Francisco. * February 5 – A rescue effort, called the First Relief, leaves Johnson's Ranch to save the ill-fated Donner Party (California-bound emigrants who became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada earlier this winter; some have resorted to survival by cannibalism). * February 22 – Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista – 5,000 American troops under General Zachary Taylor use their superiority in artillery to drive off 15,000 Mexican troops under Antonio López de Santa Anna, defeating the Mexicans the next da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Williams (Gower MP)
John Williams (17 February 1861 – 20 June 1922) was a Welsh Labour Party politician. Williams was born in Aberaman, and began working at a local coal mine at the age of twelve. Eight years later, he was elected as checkweighman, a post he held for twelve years. He then became a full-time miners' agent for the Western Miners' Association. In this role he was a close associate of William Abraham. A supporter of the Liberal-Labour movement, Williams served on Mountain Ash Urban District Council. In 1898 he was nominated as a candidate for Glamorgan County Council but declined to go to the poll. At the 1906 general election, Williams was first elected as Member of Parliament for the Welsh constituency of Gower in West Glamorgan. He stood as an Independent Liberal''British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918'', FWS Craig candidate and won election despite being opposed by an official Liberal candidate. Upon election he took the Liberal whip and was active in the Liber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Miners' Association
The Western Miners' Association was a trade union representing coal miners in parts of South Wales, centred on Neath. History The union originated in February 1872, when about 100 local coal miners met at the King's Head Inn and agreed to form a lodge of the Amalgamated Association of Miners (AAM). Membership grew rapidly, and by October, it claimed 1,223 members. The AAM began to struggle, and dissolved in 1875, but the Neath District survived on an independent basis.John Saville, "Halliday, Thomas (Tom) (1835-1919)", ''Dictionary of Labour Biography'', vol.III, pp.91-94 Isaac Evans became prominent in the union, and in 1876 took a leading role in the negotiations which founded the Sliding Scale Joint Committee, to determine coal miners' wages. Two years later, he was appointed as secretary and agent for what became known as the Neath District of Miners, resigning as secretary in 1881, but remaining as agent. During the 1880s, the union was known as the Neath and Swansea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a Municipal government, municipal assembly or council in many Jurisdiction, jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by Direct election, popular vote, or a council member elected by voters. Etymology The title is derived from the Old English title of ''ealdorman'', literally meaning "elder man", and was used by the chief nobles presiding over shires. Similar titles exist in some Germanic countries, such as the Sweden, Swedish language ', the Danish language, Danish, Low German, Low German language ', and West Frisia, West Frisian language ', the Netherlands, Dutch language ', the (non-Germanic) Finland, Finnish language ' (a borrowing from the Germanic Swedes next door), and the German language, High German ', which all mean "elder man" or "wise man". Usage by country Australia Many local government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 Glamorgan County Council Election
The third election to Glamorgan County Council was held on 4 March 1895. It was preceded by the 1892 election and followed by the 1898 election. Glamorgan County Council had been established by the 1888 Local Government Act, and the first elections held in early 1889. The county of Glamorgan was at this time becoming heavily industrialised, although some areas such as the Vale of Glamorgan remained essentially rural. The rise of nonconformist liberalism, especially since the 1860s, throughout Wales, had challenged the prevailing influence of the landed gentry. However, even in 1889, the traditional forces remained influential and no working men were elected to the Council. This changed in 1892 with the unopposed return of David Morgan in Aberdare and the success of Isaac Evans in Resolven. Overview of the Result As in most parts of Wales, the Liberal Party was once again triumphant and won a majority of the seats. In 1895 there were more unopposed results than in previous ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resolven
Resolven ( cy, Resolfen) is a small village and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It is located in the Vale of Neath. Location The village is situated in the Vale of Neath, north east of the town of Neath, next to the A465 ''Heads of Valleys'' Road, and is the main settlement in the community of Resolven. Together with the community of Clyne and Melincourt, the village makes up the Resolven electoral ward. The community includes the settlements of Rheola, Abergarwed, and Ynysarwed. History and amenities In the immediate surrounding areas there are a number of industrial sites, which have become somewhat run down during the 1980s and 1990s. The popular Rheola indoor market was located near the village on the site of an old industrial factory, but has since moved from Rheola and now resides in the old TRW Steering Systems building. The vacated site has plans to restore Rheola House and its estate buildings, and establish leisure and tourism facilities. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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