Leonard Cotton
British socialist activist and journalist
About Leonard Cotton
Lived 1880 – 1958 (aged 77–78).
Leonard Cotton (9 October 1875 – 20 June 1958) was a British socialist activist and journalist.
A gardener based in Oxford, Cotton first came to prominence in the Social Democratic Federation (SDF), serving on its executive in 1898, 1901 and 1902. He was imprisoned for a month for breaking by-laws on speaking in Manchester. but Cotton remained in post until he was expelled a couple of years before his death in 1958.
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Who was Leonard Cotton?
British socialist activist and journalist
When was Leonard Cotton born?
Leonard Cotton was born in 1880.
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Leonard Cotton died on 20 June 1958.
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