Henry William Wolff (30 December 1840 – 7 March 1931) was a

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co-operative activist. Wolff's father ran the Hunslet Flax Mill, and Henry was born in

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. He worked in agriculture, spending some in the

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and

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. Returning to England, he worked in journalism, and wrote books on a wide variety of subjects. In the 1880s, he was active in the

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, and became honorary secretary of the London and Counties Liberal Union. Wolff became active in the co-operative movement, and in 1895 was a founder of the

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, serving as its joint president until 1907.William P. Watkins, ''The International Co-operative Alliance, 1895-1970'', p.272 He was also a founder of the Agricultural Organisation Society, an advisor to the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society, and to the Imperial government in India on co-operatives.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolff, Henry William 1840 births 1931 deaths British cooperative organizers People from Leeds