He was born in Uppingham, Rutland, the son of Thomas Langley.[1] He moved to Sheffield in the 1850s, and in 1863 commenced business on his own account as a timber merchant and became proprietor of the Sheaf Saw Mills. He was one of the city's most prominent non-conformists, attending Queen Street Congregational Church. He was elected to Sheffield Town Council in 1871, serving many years and becoming an alderman in 1890.[2]
In 1892, Langley became Mayor of Sheffield, and saw an eventful year in office. Sheffield became a city, while Langley organised a conference in the city, aiming to settle the 1893 coal strike.[2]
Langley became the first president of the National Association of General Railway Clerks (now Transport Salaried Staffs' Association) in 1897,[8] although he resigned due to ill health the following year.[3]
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^Manning Press, Charles A. (1908). Yorkshire leaders; social and political. Queenhithe Print. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
^ abMichael Stenton and Stephen Lees, Who's Who of British MPs: Volume II, 1886-1918
^ ab. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
^F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918
^J. H. Stainton, The Making of Sheffield 1865-1914
^Slobodan G. Markovich, Perceptions of Serbia and the Balkans in the British Press, p.108
^"Labour Candidate Returned", Evening Post, 6 May 1909
^Wallace, Malcolm. "A Remarkable Journey A short history of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association". TSSA. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by J. Batty Langley
batty, langley, march, 1834, february, 1914, british, liberal, party, politician, member, parliament, sheffield, attercliffein, office, 1894, 1909preceded, bybernard, coleridgesucceeded, byjoseph, pointerpresident, national, association, general, railway, cler. J Batty Langley 20 March 1834 19 February 1914 was a British Liberal Party politician J Batty LangleyMember of Parliament for Sheffield AttercliffeIn office 1894 1909Preceded byBernard ColeridgeSucceeded byJoseph PointerPresident of the National Association of General Railway ClerksIn office 1897 1898Preceded byNew positionSucceeded byW D LeaverPersonal detailsBorn 1834 03 20 20 March 1834Uppingham EnglandDied19 February 1914 1914 02 19 aged 79 Bournemouth EnglandResting placeSheffield General Cemetery EnglandPolitical partyLiberal PartyGrave of Batty Langley in Sheffield General CemeteryHe was born in Uppingham Rutland the son of Thomas Langley 1 He moved to Sheffield in the 1850s and in 1863 commenced business on his own account as a timber merchant and became proprietor of the Sheaf Saw Mills He was one of the city s most prominent non conformists attending Queen Street Congregational Church He was elected to Sheffield Town Council in 1871 serving many years and becoming an alderman in 1890 2 In 1892 Langley became Mayor of Sheffield and saw an eventful year in office Sheffield became a city while Langley organised a conference in the city aiming to settle the 1893 coal strike 2 Claiming to represent the interests of the working class he was elected as the Member of Parliament at the 1894 Sheffield Attercliffe by election As an employer he was a controversial choice and the Independent Labour Party stood a candidate against him 3 He was re elected for Sheffield Attercliffe unopposed at the 1895 and 1900 general elections 4 but in 1906 the Conservative Arnold Muir Wilson stood 5 6 Langley retained his Parliamentary seat until he retired in 1909 due to long term ill health 7 Langley became the first president of the National Association of General Railway Clerks now Transport Salaried Staffs Association in 1897 8 although he resigned due to ill health the following year 3 References edit Manning Press Charles A 1908 Yorkshire leaders social and political Queenhithe Print Retrieved 12 November 2016 a b Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees Who s Who of British MPs Volume II 1886 1918 a b Single or Return the official history of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association Archived from the original on 8 December 2007 Retrieved 15 November 2006 F W S Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 1918 J H Stainton The Making of Sheffield 1865 1914 Slobodan G Markovich Perceptions of Serbia and the Balkans in the British Press p 108 Labour Candidate Returned Evening Post 6 May 1909 Wallace Malcolm A Remarkable Journey A short history of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association TSSA Retrieved 15 November 2016 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by J Batty LangleyParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byBernard Coleridge Member of Parliament for Sheffield Attercliffe1894 1909 Succeeded byJoseph PointerTrade union officesPreceded byNew position President of the General Union of Railway Clerks1897 1898 Succeeded byW D Leaver Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J Batty Langley amp oldid 1139445629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,