Died 22 October 1942 | ||
Edward Tupper (1871 or 1872 – 22 October 1942) was a trade unionist active in the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union particularly active in the 1911 strike in Cardiff.
Early life
In a newspaper article in 1911 Tupper claimed to have been born in Hamilton, Ontario. However this and a number of other claims — that he had been a captain, that he was awarded the VC and that he had trained for the priesthood in a monastery - have not been substantiated and do not appear in his autobiography. What is certain is that in 1910 he joined the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union, and was involved in organising the 1911 seamen's strike.
Tupper served as National Organiser of the union for many years, until his retirement in 1936.
References
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