Joseph Burgess

Joseph Burgess (1853–1934) was a British journalist, writer and Labour politician.

For the English journalist and writer (1828–1886), see Joseph Tom Burgess.
For the American murderer and fugitive (1947–2009), see Joseph Henry Burgess.

He was born on 3 July 1853 in Failsworth, Lancashire, the third of six children of handloom weavers, and was educated at a print works school in Failsworth. He started work in a card-cutting room at the age of six and worked as a cotton operative until he was 28. He married three times, having six children. He died in January 1934.

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