Enoch Edwards
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Enoch Edwards (April 1852 - June 28, 1912) was a British trade unionist and politician.
Edwards was born at Talk-o'-the Hill and became a coal miner as a child. He was elected to Staffordshire County Council before becoming President of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain in 1904, and then MP for Hanley in 1906. .
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- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arthur Howard Heath |
Member of Parliament for Hanley 1906–1912 |
Succeeded by Robert Outhwaite |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Ben Pickard |
President of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain 1904–1912 |
Succeeded by Robert Smillie |
