A small collection of personal documents,photographs and press-cuttings
Robert Applegarth Collection
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- ReferenceGB 394 APP
- Dates of Creation1913-1924
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description38 items
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Robert Applegarth was born in Kingston-on-Hull in 1834 and held the position of General Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and joiners between 1862-1871. He was also a member of the Reform League, the London General Council of the International Working Men's Association and the London Chamber of Commerce, and a delegate to the International Congress at Basle in 1869. Applegarth died in July 1924.
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