About Frank Purdy
Born 1872. Frank Purdy was a trade unionist.
William Frank Purdy (1872 – 1929) was a British trade unionist.
Based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Purdy was active in the Shipconstructors' and Shipwrights' Association,
Purdy was also a member of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party. He moved that George Wardle preside over the 1917 party conference as acting chair, and Purdy was then elected as chairman for 1917/18.
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British trade unionist
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Frank Purdy was born in 1872.
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