An edition of From mine to ministry
(1908)
From mine to ministry
the life and times of Thomas Burt, M.P., the first miner elected to parliament
by Thomas Cox Meech
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This is a short biography of Thomas Burt, the first working man to be an MP. It was written and sold for a popular readership. Burt was first elected in 1874, for the Morpeth (Northumberland) constituency as a result, first, of the widening of the franchise under the second Reform Act, and second, of a legal ruling giving the vote to miners in tied houses. He was notable for his wisdom, fairness and liberal sympathies. There is a bust of him in Morpeth Town Hall.
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From mine to ministry: the life and times of Thomas Burt, M.P., the first miner elected to parliament
1908, North of England Newspaper Co.
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From mine to ministry: life story of the Right Hon. Thomas Burt
Publish date unknown, North of England Newspaper Co.
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Edition Notes
Title-vignette.
Publisher's advertising: p. [2-10, 12, 14], 1st count; [7] p., 4th count.
Includes index.
Reproduction of the original from World Microfilms.
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