James Smithies

James Smithies
Born
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Baptised14 November 1819
Died(1869-05-27)27 May 1869
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Occupations
  • Wool stapler
  • Co-operator
Movement
Spouse
Penelope Holmes
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(m. 1843)​
Children7+

James Smithies (bapt. 14 November 1819 – 27 May 1869) was an English co-operative movement organiser, wool-stapler, and local politician. In 1844 he was a founding member of the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Smithies, James". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/72006. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Bing, H. F. (1972). Bellamy, Joyce M.; Saville, John (eds.). Dictionary of Labour Biography, Volume I. Internet Archive. London: Macmillan. pp. 302–303. ISBN 978-0-333-42757-6.