Charles Murray (trade unionist) explained

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.

References

1. Book: Shipley . Stan . Club life and socialism in mid-Victorian London . 1983 . Journeyman.
2. Book: Flett . Keith . Chartism After 1848 . 2006 . Merlin Press . Monmouth . 0850365392 . 207.
3. Annual Report of the London Trades Council (1862 and 1863)
4. [E. P. Thompson]