Hunter Watts
British socialist activist
About Hunter Watts
Lived 1853 – 1923 (aged 69–70).
John Hunter Watts (1853–1923), known as Hunter Watts, was a British socialist activist.
Based in Manchester, Watts was an active secularist before joining the Social Democratic Federation (SDF). While he was friendly with William Morris, he remained with the SDF when Morris left to found the Socialist League in 1885. He then became treasurer of the SDF, and was a notable figure in the organisation's major 1886 demonstration against unemployment. During the late 1880s, he was the group's organiser in Manchester.
Watts was elected to the reorganised Executive of the SDF in 1895, became an actress, achieving acclaim in Australia. with her husband Allan Wilkie.
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British socialist activist
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Hunter Watts was born in 1853.
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Hunter Watts died in 1923.
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