About John Davenport
Lived 1801 – 1941. John Davenport was a trade unionist.
John Davenport (died 6 January 1941) was a British trade unionist.
Davenport came to prominence as an activist in the United Order of General Labourers (UOGL), working alongside Bob Merry. He was identified by Ben Tillett as one of the most able officials in the various unions of general workers. In 1913, he became the general secretary of the UOGL, also representing it at the Trades Union Congress (TUC). He was elected to the General Council of the TUC in 1921 but, the following year he took the UOGL into the new Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU), and thereby became ineligible to defend his seat on the general council.
In 1924, Davenport was re-elected to the General Council of the TUC, this time as a representative of the TGWU.
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Who was John Davenport?
British trade unionist
When was John Davenport born?
John Davenport was born in 1801.
When did John Davenport die?
John Davenport died on 6 January 1941.
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John Davenport was a trade unionist.
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