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Edward Hughes (22 March 1856 – 10 March 1925) was a British trade unionist. Born in Berthengam in Flintshire, Hughes worked above ground at a local coal mine from the age of seven. He later moved to work at Mostyn Quay Colliery, then Hanmer Colliery. In 1875, he moved to Easington in County Durham to work at South Hetton Colliery, where he was active in supporting a strike in the mid-1880s. He returned to North Wales in 1887 to work for the Point of Ayr Colliery Company, where he led a three-week strike, and was subsequently elected as the pit's first checkweighman.〔Joyce Bellamy and John Saville, ''Dictionary of Labour Biography'', vol.II, p.200〕 In 1891, Hughes was a founder of the Denbighshire and Flintshire Miners' Federation, becoming its first Financial Secretary. In 1897, he became general secretary of the union, and additionally its full-time agent from the following year. Additionally, he served on the executive of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain.〔 Hughes was elected to Denbighshire County Council in 1901, serving until 1918. He died in 1925, still serving in his union posts, and was succeeded by his son, Hugh. During his time as general secretary of what had been renamed the "North Wales Miners' Association", membership had increased from under 3,000 to over 15,000.〔 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Hughes (trade unionist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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