Researching Tom Chambers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 17030 people with the Chambers surname? In that year Chambers was ranked number 219 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Chambers on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Chambers and the Chambers Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 24817 people with the Chambers surname in the UK? Chambers is now ranked number 204 for popularity in the UK. |
Chambers Family Tree Databases
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Chambers Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 112415 people with the Chambers surname in the USA? Chambers is ranked number 120 for popularity in the USA. |
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Tom Chambers (trade unionist)
John Thomas G. Chambers (July 1867 – 3 January 1926) was a British trade unionist.
Born in St Neots, Chambers left school at the age of twelve and began working in a grocery shop. He later completed an apprenticeship as a stonemason and developed an interest in socialism, being an early member of the Independent Labour Party. He moved to London in 1893.
In 1896, Chambers was elected as the Secretary of the International Transport Workers Federation, serving until 1904. He was active in the Independent Labour Party and was elected as the first General Secretary of the Workers' Union in 1898. In 1909, he toured the ports of the United States with Havelock Wilson in order to increase trade union membership. He was then centrally involved in the seamen's strike of 1911.
Chambers also served as Treasurer of the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union, and of the National Alliance of Employers and Employed, and was active in the Navy League and the Seafarers Education Service.
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