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Sam Woods (speedway Rider)
Samuel or Sam Woods may refer to: *Sam Woods (politician) (1846–1915), British trade unionist *Samuel D. Woods (1845–1915), U.S. Representative from California *Samuel V. Woods (1856–?), member of the West Virginia Senate *Sammy Woods (1867–1931), Australian cricketer *Samuel Kofi Woods (born 1964), Liberian activist *Samuel Woods (footballer) (1871–?), Scottish footballer *Sam Woods (baseball) (1920–1983), American Negro leagues baseball player *Sam Woods (civil servant), British civil servant *Samuel Woods (priest), priest in New Zealand *Sam Woods (footballer) (born 1998), English footballer for Plymouth Argyle F.C. See also *Samuel Wood (other) {{hndis, Woods, Samuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Woods (politician)
Sam Woods (10 May 1846 – 23 November 1915) was a British trade unionist and politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1890s. Born at Peasley Cross in St Helens, Woods began working in coal mining at the age of seven. He was elected as a pit checkweighman in 1875 and became strongly involved in trade unionism, joining the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation in 1881. When this merged into the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) in 1889, Woods became the organisation's first vice president. In the 1892 general election, Woods was elected as a Lib–Lab MP for Ince. In Parliament, he agitated for the Eight Hours Bill, and in 1894 he was elected as the Secretary of the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). He lost his seat at the 1895 general election, but was re-elected for Walthamstow at a by-election in 1897. However, he lost the seat in 1900 following confusion over his stance on the Second Boer War. While b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |