This meant that he now represented Stepney both in Parliament and on the London County Council, having been re-elected there in elections in 1895 and 1898. In 1899, he was elected to the Parliamentary Committee (later the General Council) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), and in 1902 he was its President. Steadman lost his seat in Parliament at the 1900 general election to Major William Evans-Gordon.[2]
He continued to represent Stepney on the LCC, being re-elected there in 1901 and 1904. He went on to chair the first conference of the Labour Representation Committee, but left the organisation when asked to leave the Liberal Party. In 1904, he was elected as the Parliamentary Secretary of the TUC, the post which later became the General Secretary.[citation needed]
In 1906, Steadman again stood for the Liberal Party, and won Finsbury Central. He lost the seat in the January 1910 general election. In 1911, he announced his intention to stand down from his TUC post, but died, aged 60, before this could take effect.[citation needed]
^The Liberal Year Book for 1905. London: The Liberal Publication Dept. (in association with the National Liberal Federation and the Liberal Central Association). 1905. pp. 302–3. Steadman won by just 20 votes, beating the Conservative candidate William Evans-Gordon who finally gained the seat in 1900.
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Not to be confused with Charles Steadman William Charles Steadman 12 July 1851 20 July 1911 was a prominent trade unionist and Liberal or Lib Lab politician W C SteadmanWilliam SteadmanMember of Parliament for Finsbury CentralIn office 1906 January 1910President of the Trades Union CongressIn office 1902Member of Parliament for StepneyIn office 1898 1900Personal detailsBorn 1851 07 12 12 July 1851Poplar London EnglandDied20 July 1911 1911 07 20 aged 60 Political partyLib Lab LiberalProgressive Contents 1 Life 1 1 Election results 2 References 3 External linksLife editBorn in Poplar London Steadman began work at the age of eight and in 1866 became a barge builder In 1873 he joined the River Thames Barge Builders Trades Union becoming its general secretary in 1879 and holding the post until 1908 In 1890 he led a successful eighteen week strike raising his profile In 1892 Steadman was elected as a Progressive Party member of London County Council LCC representing Stepney In the 1892 general election he unsuccessfully stood as the Liberal Party candidate for Mid Kent he lost again in the 1895 election in Hammersmith citation needed He joined the Fabian Society citation needed Steadman was finally elected as a Lib Lab Member of Parliament MP for Stepney at the March by election in 1898 which took place because of the death of F W Isaacson in February who had held the seat since 1896 1 This meant that he now represented Stepney both in Parliament and on the London County Council having been re elected there in elections in 1895 and 1898 In 1899 he was elected to the Parliamentary Committee later the General Council of the Trades Union Congress TUC and in 1902 he was its President Steadman lost his seat in Parliament at the 1900 general election to Major William Evans Gordon 2 He continued to represent Stepney on the LCC being re elected there in 1901 and 1904 He went on to chair the first conference of the Labour Representation Committee but left the organisation when asked to leave the Liberal Party In 1904 he was elected as the Parliamentary Secretary of the TUC the post which later became the General Secretary citation needed In 1906 Steadman again stood for the Liberal Party and won Finsbury Central He lost the seat in the January 1910 general election In 1911 he announced his intention to stand down from his TUC post but died aged 60 before this could take effect citation needed Election results edit nbsp Steadman 1895 General Election Hammersmith Party Candidate Votes Conservative Walter Tuckfield Goldsworthy 5 017 60 8 6 7 Lib Lab William Charles Steadman 3 238 39 2 6 7 Majority 1 779 Turnout 12 378 66 7 Conservative hold Swing nbsp Stepney in London 1898 Stepney by election Party Candidate Votes Lib Lab William Charles Steadman 2 492 50 2 Conservative William Eden Evans Gordon 2 472 49 8 Majority 20 0 4 Turnout 6 387 77 7 Lib Lab gain from Conservative Swing 5 8 General election 1900 Tower Hamlets Stepney Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Eden Evans Gordon 2 783 61 8 Lib Lab William Charles Steadman 1 718 38 2 Majority 1 065 23 6 Turnout 5 878 76 6 Conservative gain from Lib Lab Swing 12 0 nbsp Finsbury Central in London General election 1906 Finsbury Central Party Candidate Votes Lib Lab William Charles Steadman 3 493 55 5 Conservative Edward Alfred Goulding 2 799 44 5 Majority 694 11 0 Turnout 8 279 76 0 Lib Lab gain from Conservative Swing 8 7 General election January 1910 Finsbury Central Party Candidate Votes Conservative Martin Archer Shee 3 559 52 8 Lib Lab William Charles Steadman 3 187 47 2 Majority 372 5 6 Turnout Conservative gain from Lib Lab Swing 8 3References edit The Liberal Year Book for 1905 London The Liberal Publication Dept in association with the National Liberal Federation and the Liberal Central Association 1905 pp 302 3 Steadman won by just 20 votes beating the Conservative candidate William Evans Gordon who finally gained the seat in 1900 Liberal Year Book 1905 p 302 3 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by William Steadman Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byFrederick Wootton Isaacson Member of Parliament for Stepney1898 1900 Succeeded byWilliam Evans Gordon Preceded byWilliam Frederick Barton Massey Mainwaring Member of Parliament for Finsbury Central1906 January 1910 Succeeded byMartin Archer Shee Party political offices Preceded byNew position Chairman of the Annual Conference of the Labour Representation Committee1900 Succeeded byJohn Hodge Trade union offices Preceded byThomas Ashton and Robert Johnstone Auditor of the Trades Union Congress1893 With Thomas Ashton Succeeded byThomas Ashton and Fred Hammill Preceded byC W Bowerman Treasurer of the Trades Union Congress1901 1902 Succeeded byWilliam John Davis Preceded byC W Bowerman President of the Trades Union Congress1902 Succeeded byW Boyd Hornidge Preceded bySam Woods Secretary of the Parliamentary Committee of the TUC1905 1911 Succeeded byC W Bowerman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title W C Steadman amp oldid 1194628323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
