In 1865, a trade union lodge was established at Heworth, and Patterson was appointed as its secretary. He was a delegate to the 1869 meeting which founded the Durham Miners' Association, and served on its first executive, being elected as its agent for south-west Durham in 1870.[1] He was elected as financial secretary in 1872, and his expertise in this role, along with his service as vice president from 1878,[2] led him to be elected as general secretary on William Crawford's death in 1890. However, his time leading the union was troubled, as it attempted to take its own course during the UK miners' strike, 1892-1893. He died in 1896 aged 49, still in post.[1]
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^ abcNorman Emery, Banners of the Durham coalfield, p.63
patterson, william, hammond, patterson, february, 1847, july, 1896, known, british, trade, unionist, patterson, 1890s, born, newcastle, upon, tyne, primitive, methodist, family, patterson, father, worked, quarrying, sent, work, quarry, jesmond, when, only, ele. William Hammond Patterson 14 February 1847 16 July 1896 known as W H Patterson was a British trade unionist Patterson in the 1890s Born in Newcastle upon Tyne to a Primitive Methodist family Patterson s father worked in quarrying and he was sent to work at the quarry in Jesmond when only eleven years old Within a year he moved to Heworth Colliery and began his career in coal mining 1 In 1865 a trade union lodge was established at Heworth and Patterson was appointed as its secretary He was a delegate to the 1869 meeting which founded the Durham Miners Association and served on its first executive being elected as its agent for south west Durham in 1870 1 He was elected as financial secretary in 1872 and his expertise in this role along with his service as vice president from 1878 2 led him to be elected as general secretary on William Crawford s death in 1890 However his time leading the union was troubled as it attempted to take its own course during the UK miners strike 1892 1893 He died in 1896 aged 49 still in post 1 References edit a b c Norman Emery Banners of the Durham coalfield p 63 Miners leaders Public Monuments and Sculpture Association Trade union offices Preceded byWilliam Crawford Secretary of the Durham Miners Association1890 1896 Succeeded byJohn Wilson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title W H Patterson amp oldid 1138416442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
