Stanley was born at Dark Lane, Dawley, Shropshire, one of ten children in a coal-mining family who were religiously Primitive Methodists. He himself began work as a miner aged eleven at Stirchley before moving to another pit at Hednesford, Staffordshire where he worked underground until a serious injury in an pit accident in 1884.[1]
^ abc"Dawley\' s heritage : Dawley Heritage". www.dawleyheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^‘STANLEY, Albert’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 6 April 2015
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Albert Stanley
albert, stanley, liberal, politician, albert, stanley, 1863, december, 1915, english, liberal, party, then, labour, party, politician, secretary, midland, counties, miners, federation, albert, stanley, contents, early, life, political, career, references, exte. Albert Stanley 1863 17 December 1915 was an English Liberal Party then Labour Party politician and Secretary of the Midland Counties Miners Federation Albert Stanley Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editStanley was born at Dark Lane Dawley Shropshire one of ten children in a coal mining family who were religiously Primitive Methodists He himself began work as a miner aged eleven at Stirchley before moving to another pit at Hednesford Staffordshire where he worked underground until a serious injury in an pit accident in 1884 1 Political career editIn 1877 at the age of 15 he became Secretary of his local Young Liberal Association He supported Home Rule for Ireland and was an ardent follower of William Gladstone From 1884 to his election to parliament he was Secretary of the Midland Counties Miners Federation He was elected to Staffordshire County Council at its inception in 1889 and sat until his death In 1894 he was a founding member of the Midlands Liberal Federation He was twice approached by the Liberal Party to stand for parliament but declined 1 However on a third occasion in 1907 he accepted and was elected at the 1907 North West Staffordshire by election He sat as Member of Parliament MP for North West Staffordshire and was often described as a Liberal Labour Lib Lab politician He was opposed to the miners affiliating to the Labour Party but when in 1909 the Miners Federation of Great Britain voted to affiliate although a lifelong Liberal he agreed to seek re election as a Labour Party candidate 1 He was returned to the House of Commons again at the December 1910 general election and died in office in 1915 aged 52 2 References edit a b c Dawley s heritage Dawley Heritage www dawleyheritage co uk Retrieved 20 July 2021 STANLEY Albert Who Was Who A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc 1920 2015 online edn Oxford University Press 2014 online edn April 2014 accessed 6 April 2015External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Albert StanleyParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byAlfred Billson Member of Parliament for North West Staffordshire1907 1915 Succeeded bySamuel FinneyTrade union officesPreceded by General Secretary of the Cannock Chase Miners Association1884 1907 Succeeded byS F DangerfieldPreceded byBenjamin Dean Secretary of the Midland Counties Miners Federation1890 1915 Succeeded byJohn Baker Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albert Stanley Liberal politician amp oldid 1130721628, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
