C. Allen Clarke

An Independent Labour Party (ILP) member and friend of Robert Blatchford, Clarke succeeded Joseph Burgess as editor of the Yorkshire Factory Times.[1] Born in Bolton, Clarke left school at thirteen, when he moved with his parents to Mirfield and worked half-time in a mill.The family soon moved back to Bolton, where he continued to work, while studying in his spare time at Hulton School.Initially, his work was mundane, copying records and compiling directories, but the Bolton engineers' strike of 1887 inspired him to become more political, and he joined the Social Democratic Federation (SDF) the following year, when Tom Mann founded a local branch.[4] Clarke moved towards spiritualism in the 1890s, affected by some family tragedies and apparently encountering the psychic powers of his second wife.
LancashireIndependent Labour PartyRobert BlatchfordJoseph BurgessYorkshire Factory TimesBoltonMirfieldpupil-teacherBolton Evening NewsSocial Democratic FederationTom MannJames HaslamJ. R. ClynesspiritualismLabour Representation CommitteeRochdale1900 UK general electionSecond Boer Warstate pensionsBlackpool GazetteDaily NewsNews ChronicleLittle Marton windmill