Samuel Caldwell Nicholson (died 1891) was a British

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. Nicholson was a compositor who became the Treasurer of the

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. In 1864, he was elected the first President of the

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. After hearing from William Dronfield, Secretary of the Sheffield Typographical Society, of the lack of interest in trade union matters at the Congress of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, Nicholson proposed forming a

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(TUC).D. E. Martin (23 September 2004). Dronfield, William. ''

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'' Nicholson was also General Secretary of the Annual Moveable Delegation of the Order of Druids, and this event clashed with the first TUC conference, so he was unable to attend.

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British trade union leaders 1891 deaths Year of birth missing Trade unionists from Manchester {{UK-trade-unionist-bio-stub