The Pelsall District Miners' Association was a trade union representing coal miners in the Walsall area of England. The union was founded in 1887. By the end of the year, it already had 2,181 members, and had appointed

Benjamin Dean Benjamin Dean (August 14, 1824 – April 9, 1897) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Early life Born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, U.K., fifth child of Alice Lofthouse and Benjamin Dean, he moved ...

as its full-time agent and secretary. It also affiliated to the Midland Counties Miners' Federation. Membership of the union was fairly constant for many years, but by 1907 had increased to 6,120. It fell to 3,713 in 1911, but was back over 5,000 by 1925. In 1945, the union became the Pelsall District of the Midland Area of the National Union of Mineworkers, with far less autonomy than before. A couple of years later, it merged into the

Cannock Chase District Cannock Chase is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Cannock; other notable towns are Rugeley, Bridgtown and Hednesford. The district covers a large part of the Cannock Chase Area of Outstan ...

. National Union of Mineworkers, "Annual Conference 1946: Report of the National Executive Committee", p.98

General Secretaries

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Frederick James Dean Frederick James Dean (5 November 1868 – 24 April 1941) was a British trade union leader. Born in Walsall, Dean's father was Benjamin Dean, a coal miner who later became leader of the Pelsall District Miners' Association. Frederick was educa ...

:1923: John Blakemore

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{{National Union of Mineworkers (UK) Mining trade unions National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain) Politics of the West Midlands (county) 1888 establishments in England Mining in Staffordshire Trade unions established in 1887 Trade unions based in the West Midlands (county)