Charles Murray (trade unionist)

Charles Murray (died 1889) was a British trade unionist and socialist activist.

Murray worked as a boot closer. He became a socialist, and knew both Feargus O'Connor and Robert Owen. He joined the National Charter Association in 1852, within which he was known as a supporter of Bronterre O'Brien. He was also a leading figure in the Association for Promoting the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge.[1][2]

In the 1860s, Murray was prominent in West End Boot Closers' Union, and in 1862 and 1863, he represented it on the executive of the London Trades Council.[3]

In the 1870s, Murray was a member of the Manhood Suffrage League,[4] and he subsequently became an early member of the Social Democratic Federation.[1][2]

References
  1. Shipley, Stan (1983). Club life and socialism in mid-Victorian London. Journeyman.
  2. Flett, Keith (2006). Chartism After 1848. Monmouth: Merlin Press. p. 207. ISBN 0850365392.
  3. Annual Report of the London Trades Council (1862 and 1863)
  4. E. P. Thompson, William Morris, pp.281-282
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