Charles Augustus Glyde (1869 – August 1923) was a British socialist politician. Born in Leeds, Glyde moved to Bolton with his family in 1887. He joined the

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, but soon became disillusioned. The

Social Democratic Federation The Social Democratic Federation (SDF) was established as Britain's first organised socialist political party by H. M. Hyndman, and had its first meeting on 7 June 1881. Those joining the SDF included William Morris, George Lansbury, James Con ...

's (SDF) local organiser was

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, who greatly impressed Glyde, and Glyde joined the party. In 1890, he moved to

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, working as an organiser for the

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, and was active in the

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strike. After the strike, he was a founder member of the

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, and also joined the Fabian Society. Later, he followed the Labour Union into the

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(ILP), while still retaining his SDF membership. In 1904, Glyde was elected to

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, representing Tong. While on the council, he championed free school meals, and the rights of unemployed people. Although he stood down in 1911, he contested and won the seat again in 1913. He published a local socialist newspaper, the ''Bradford Vanguard'', which he used to vociferously criticise

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. For this, he was prosecuted under the Defense of the Realm Act. By 1920, Glyde was in poor health, and he retired from political activity, dying three years later.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Glyde, Charlie 1869 births 1923 deaths Councillors in Bradford Independent Labour Party National Administrative Committee members Labour Party (UK) councillors Trade unionists from Leeds Social Democratic Federation members