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Burns, John, 1858–1943, British union leader and politician. A factory worker as a child, he was largely self-educated and was led by his reading to radical socialism. Burns became an outstanding orator, and in 1889 he was one of the leaders of the London dock strike, an attempt to organize the ill-paid unskilled laborers. Burns was elected (1892) to Parliament among the first labor representatives, but he quarreled with James Keir Hardie Hardie, James Keir (kēr` här`dē), 1856–1915, British labor leader and socialist, b. Scotland. ..... Click the link for more information. and soon abandoned both socialism and the trade union movement. Henceforth associated with the Liberals, he was president of the local government board (1905–14), but resigned from the cabinet in protest against Britain's entry into World War I. He retired from Parliament in 1918. BibliographySee biography by K. Brown (1977). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Brezensky, Kyle Burns, John Criste and Ryan Kristensen won in 3:57. Harvard-Westlake 107, Saugus 76: Saugus (3-2) won nine of 12 events, including two by Kyle Burns, John Criste and Ryan Kristensen, but host Harvard-Westlake of Studio City (2-0) relied on superior depth for the victory. Who: Yasmine Bleeth, Jere Burns, John Wesley Shipp. |
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