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Edward Lawrence Poulton (25 November 1865 – 19 November 1937) was a British trade unionist. Poulton was born in
Northampton Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; ...
and worked making boots and shoes from an early age. He joined the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives (NUBSO) in 1887, and was appointed secretary of its Northampton branch four years later.''Industrial and Labour Information'', vol.64, p.378 He founded the Trade Union Club in the town in 1890, and was president of its trades council in 1892, using the opportunity to help found the Midland Federation of Trades Councils. He also became a Liberal-Labour politician, and was elected to Northampton's school board in 1895, then as an alderman on the council in 1898. In 1906, he became the first worker to serve as the mayor of Northampton.Alan Fox, ''A History of the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, 1874-1957'', p.331 In 1908, Poulton was elected General Secretary of NUBSO, serving until 1930. He was awarded the
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in 1917, and served on the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) from 1916, acting as its President in 1921. He was also active in the International Labour Office, serving as workers' vice-chairman from 1928 until 1931.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Poulton, Edward L. 1865 births 1937 deaths General Secretaries of the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives Liberal-Labour (UK) politicians Mayors of places in Northamptonshire Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress Members of the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress People from Northampton Presidents of the Trades Union Congress