Wall represented the BSP's Clapham branch at the meeting which founded the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), and subsequently sat as a Communist councillor.[4][7] Initially one of the communist's main speakers in London, he stood as a joint Communist Party-Labour Party candidate in Streatham at the 1924 general election, taking 13.8% of the vote.[8]
Wall represented the London Society of Compositors at the Labour Party conference in 1925, and eventually defected to the party, although he was still a communist in 1927, when he became a joint secretary of the "Hands Off China" campaign.[9] In 1926, he was elected as Secretary of the London Trades Council.[10] While holding this position, he spent much of his time promoting a trade union for actors, based on a closed shop principle. This became Equity, and he was elected as its first secretary.[11][12] Later in the 1930s, he also served as a vice-president of the Spanish Medical Aid Committee,[13]
In 1938, Wall was elected as General Secretary of the London Society of Compositors, and stood down from the London Trades Council.[14] During World War II, he served on the National Arbitration Union,[15] and on Lord Swinton's Security Executive.[16]
Wall retired from his union posts in 1945, but worked for a while as the secretary and welfare officer of C. and E. Layton.[17]
alfred, wall, this, article, about, british, trade, unionist, political, activist, british, composer, violinist, alfred, wall, composer, alfred, mervyn, wall, november, 1889, october, 1957, british, trade, unionist, political, activist, born, east, hamlet, shr. This article is about the British trade unionist and political activist For the British composer and violinist see Alfred Wall composer Alfred Mervyn Wall 1 November 1889 2 October 1957 was a British trade unionist and political activist Born in East Hamlet Shropshire on 1 November 1889 1 2 Wall moved to London to work as a compositor 3 4 and was a member of the British Socialist Party BSP This affiliated to the Labour Party after World War I and Wall was unexpectedly elected to Wandsworth Metropolitan Borough Council for Clapham North in 1918 In this role he frequently clashed with the local socialist preacher and pioneer druid George Watson Macgregor Reid 5 He was also sympathetic to anarchism and chaired the Frank Kitz Appeal Committee 6 Wall represented the BSP s Clapham branch at the meeting which founded the Communist Party of Great Britain CPGB and subsequently sat as a Communist councillor 4 7 Initially one of the communist s main speakers in London he stood as a joint Communist Party Labour Party candidate in Streatham at the 1924 general election taking 13 8 of the vote 8 Wall represented the London Society of Compositors at the Labour Party conference in 1925 and eventually defected to the party although he was still a communist in 1927 when he became a joint secretary of the Hands Off China campaign 9 In 1926 he was elected as Secretary of the London Trades Council 10 While holding this position he spent much of his time promoting a trade union for actors based on a closed shop principle This became Equity and he was elected as its first secretary 11 12 Later in the 1930s he also served as a vice president of the Spanish Medical Aid Committee 13 In 1938 Wall was elected as General Secretary of the London Society of Compositors and stood down from the London Trades Council 14 During World War II he served on the National Arbitration Union 15 and on Lord Swinton s Security Executive 16 Wall retired from his union posts in 1945 but worked for a while as the secretary and welfare officer of C and E Layton 17 References edit 1901 England Census 1939 England and Wales Register Trades Union Congress Annual Report of the 1958 Trades Union Congress p 314 a b Arthur Peacock Yours fraternally p 13 Arthur Peacock Yours fraternally p 15 Freedom vols 29 38 p 30 Graham Stevenson Wall Alfred Compendium of Communist Biography Arthur Peacock Yours fraternally p 14 Gleanings and Memoranda Vol 65 p 298 The Labour Magazine Vol 11 p 240 Report of Annual Trades Union Congress 1973 p 434 Alan Clinton The trade union rank and file trades councils in Britain 1900 40 p 173 Aid to Spain Modern Records Centre Warwick University V L Allen Power in Trade Unions A Study of Their Organization in Great Britain p 291 A W Brian Simpson In the highest degree odious p 187 F H Hinsley and C A G Simkins British Intelligence in the Second World War p 65 World s Press News and Advertisers Review Vols 33 34 p 24 Trade union offices Preceded byDuncan Carmichael Secretary of the London Trades Council1926 1938 Succeeded byRobert Willis Preceded byNew position General Secretary of Equity1930 1934 Succeeded byGeoffrey Robinson Preceded byThomas Naylor General Secretary of the London Society of Compositors1938 1945 Succeeded byRobert Willis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred M Wall amp oldid 1106969960, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
