Henry Charleton
British politician (1870-1959)
Henry Charles Charleton (1 March 1870 – 8 October 1959) was a British train driver, trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1922 to 1931 and from 1935 to 1945.
Early life and family
Charleton was born in Kentish Town, in London. His father Henry Charleton was an engine-driver on the Midland Railway.
The younger Henry was educated at Mansfield Place Board School, which he left at age 12. He worked initially as an assistant to a blacksmith, before following his father into the Midland Railway. He rose through the grades and eventually became a driver.
In 1897, Charleton married Louisa Jane Alcock from Kentish Town. They had one son.
Career
Whilst working on the railways, Charleton studied at the St Pancras Working Men's College, and became active in the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR).
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