Albert Knowles
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Albert Knowles
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Albert Knowles was a British trade union leader. Born in Turton, near Bolton, Knowles began working in a cotton mill at the age of eleven, also joining a local union. In 1908, he moved to Oldham and transferred to the Oldham Operative Cotton Spinners' Association. He was elected as the Oldham Spinners' assistant secretary in 1917, then 1936, became its general secretary. Also that year, he was elected to the management committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU). In 1940, he was a
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British trade union leader
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2020-05-02T10:18:31Z
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