JONES, ROBERT THOMAS (1874 - 1940), Labour leader
Date of birth: 1874
Date of death: 1940
Gender: Male
Occupation: Labour leader
Area of activity: Business and Industry; Politics, Government and Political Movements
Author: David Thomas
Born at Blaenau Ffestiniog 14 October 1874. He was secretary of the North Wales Quarrymen's Union, 1908-33 - the first quarryman to become secretary of the Union - and M.P. for Caernarvonshire, 1922-3. He was a member of the Royal Commission on Metalliferous Mines and Quarries, 1910-14, of the General Council of the Trades Union Conference, 1921-1932, and of numerous public bodies in Wales. He established better relations between quarrymen and their employers and secured ' Quarrymen's Charter,' providing for minimum wages, training for apprentices, etc.; he also promoted the formation of extra-mural classes among the quarrymen. He died 15 December 1940 at Caernarvon.
Author
- David Thomas, (1880 - 1967)
- Who's who in Wales, 1920
- Owen Parry, Undeb y Chwarelwyr, 1908-1929 (Caernarfon 1929)
- Yr Herald Cymraeg a'r Genedl, 23 December 1940
Sources
- NLW Archives: Carnarvonshire Parliamentary Election. R. T. Jones, the Labour Candidate
- NLW Archives: Carnarvonshire Parliamentary Election. R. T. Jones, the Labour Candidate
- NLW Archives: Carnarvonshire Parliamentary Election, 1924. R. T. Jones, the Labour Candidate
- NLW Archives: Beth am Rwsia. Votiwch i R. T. Jones.
- Wikipedia Article: Robert Thomas Jones
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q7350344
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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