About W. Boyd Hornidge
Lived 1856 – 1909 (aged 52–53). W. Boyd Hornidge was a trade unionist.
William Boyd Hornidge (16 September 1856 – January 1909) was a British trade unionist.
Born in London, Hornidge left school before the age of nine. In 1876 he became a laster, joining the National Union of Boot and Shoe Riveters and Finishers (NUBSRF), and serving on its London branch committee.
In 1899, Hornidge narrowly beat Thomas Frederick Richards to become the General Secretary of the renamed National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, However, he suffered increasingly from bronchial asthma, found difficulty in fulfilling his duties, and was asked to stand down from his union office in late 1908. He died a few months later, aged 52.
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British trade unionist
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W. Boyd Hornidge died in 1909.
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