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The Story of the C.W.S.

critic, and at Oriel, Oxford. From a tour with a pupil in the North of England
and Scotland, he returned " an ardent free trader," and wrote afterwards,
" I was rapidly falling away from the political faith in which we had been
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bi-ought up. . . . The noble side of democracy was carrying me away."
Witnessing the competitive struggle for bread in London " I almost became
a physical force chartist." Called to the bar in 1848, he was in residence in
Lincoln's Inn when he came under the great influence of his life, that of F. D.
Maurice, its then chaplain, tlirough whom he joined the Chi'istian Socialists
and linked himself with the co-operative movement, which commemorated his
laboiu-s by founding the first co-operative scholarship at Oriel College. A Q.C.
in 1869; M.P. from 1865 to 1874; County Court Judge (Chester) from 1882;
and author of many books besides the classic Tom Brown.
Irving, Robert (1839-1904).—Was for some time a teacher in and afterwards
principal of a private school. Served the Carlisle South End Society as com-
mittee-man and chairman. Elected to the C.W.S. Committee in 1892, and
died in office. He was a member of the Carlisle School Board from 1886 to 1898.
Johnson, William A. (1830-1891).—Had a long and active connection with
the Bolton Society. He served on the C.W.S. Committee from 1872 to 1885,
with a break in 1876, when he was appointed manager of the newly -formed
furnishing department. Was a director of the Co-operative Printing Society,
1875-1877, and its conamittee secretary at the time of his decease.
Jones, Lloyd (1811-1886).—Born at Bandon, of an old Welsh family which
emigrated to Ireland under Cromwell, where his father became a nationalist
and shared in the insiu-rection of '98. Brought up to fustian cutting; came
to Manchester with his parents in 1827; became an Owenite in 1832, and a
letider in the Owenite co-operative movement; endangered his life in opposing
chartist extremists; joined the Christian Socialists on social rather than
religious grounds, and took a leading part in the co-operative movement from
then until his death. A trade unionist in 1827, from 1874 to 1879 he was
frequently chosen as arbitrator for the workers in naany large disputes. He
contested Chester-le-Street as a Radical. Active in journalism from 1849;
resigned from the North British Daily Mail in 1865 rather than write against
the " North " in the American Civil War ; founded the Leeds Express; was on the
staff of the Newcastle Daily Chronicle and Weekly Chronicle, and wrote a series
of papers advocating a People's Party under the extended suffrage; edited the
Miners' Watchman and Labour Sentinel ; was the author, also, of a Life of
Robert Owen.
Kershaw, James (d. 1909).-—An early member, a committee-man, and from
1902 president of the Rochdale Pioneers' Society; also at the time of his death
he was chairman of the " Mitchell Hey; " was for seven years a director of the
Co-operative Insurance Society. Acted in 1878 for a short time as auditor to
the C.W.S. A Liberal and a town councillor.
Kingsley, Charles (1819-1875).—Novelist, poet, and Christian SociaUst.
Born in Devonshire. Ordained a minister of the Church of England, and was
from 1844 rector of Eversley, Hampsliire. His admiration for Maurice
associated him with the Christian Socialists, through whom he came to know
Thomas Hughes, afterwards his most intimate friend. His pamphlets
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