About Alf Watts
Lived 1862 – 1928 (aged 65–66). Alf Watts was a British typesetter and politician.
Alfred Augustus Watts (1862–1928), also known as A. A. Watts and "Alf" Watts, was an early organiser and politician in the British socialist and communist movements.
Born in Bow, London, Watts learned the compositor trade. After the SDF evolved into the British Socialist Party (BSP), he was part of the BSP leadership team (alongside Albert Inkpin and John Maclean), serving as Treasurer.
In 1919, Watts was elected as the Labour Party's candidate for London County Council representing Battersea North. In March 1922 he was re-elected as an openly Communist Councillor.
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Who was Alf Watts?
British communist (1862-1928)
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Alf Watts was born in 1862.
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Alf Watts died in 1928.
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Alf Watts was a typesetter and politician.
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Alf Watts was British.
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