Henry Marriott Richardson (1876 – 23 December 1936) was a

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journalist and trade union leader. Born in Hanley, in

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, Richardson became a journalist on the ''Staffordshire Sentinel'' in 1894. In 1899, he moved to the ''

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'', then in 1905 became the literary editor of the ''

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''. He also wrote several plays, including ''Gentlemen of the Press'', ''The Awakening Woman'', ''Snow White'' and ''Courage'', and the novels ''The Temple Murder'' and ''The Rock of Justice''. Richardson joined the

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(NUJ), and in 1918 was elected as its general secretary. He represented the union on the

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for the Printing Trades, which he chaired in 1930/31, and from 1930 to 1932 additionally served as president of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Harry 1876 births 1936 deaths English journalists English novelists English dramatists and playwrights Trade unionists from Staffordshire General Secretaries of the National Union of Journalists People from Hanley, Staffordshire