Smith joined the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives (NUBSO) in 1897, and became very active in the union. In 1905, he was one of a group of union members who marched to London in support of a fair wage clause being added to the contract to make boots for the British Army.[1]
In 1923, Smith was appointed as a full-time national organiser for NUBSO. He relocated to Northampton, and was soon elected to its town council. In 1938, he was elected as the union's general president, serving until his retirement in 1944.[1] In 1949–1950, he was Mayor of Northampton.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abc""Obituary: Len Smith"". Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress: 368. 1964.
^Griffiths, Clare (2007). Labour and the Countryside: The Politics of Rural Britain 1918-1939. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 163. ISBN978-0199287437.
^ abCraig, F. W. S. (30 December 2015). British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-49. ISBN978-1349814671.
^"The Mayors of Northampton". Northampton Borough Council. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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