James W. Whitworth

James William Whitworth (16 January 1898 – 10 April 1995) was a British trade union leader and politician.Whitworth was educated at St Stephen's School in Audenshaw, and then the local college of technology.[1] Whitworth was a supporter of the Labour Party, and in 1934 he was elected to the Ashton-under-Lyne council.In 1946, he became an alderman on the council, which he remained until it was abolished in 1974, and he served as Mayor of Ashton from 1947 to 1949.[3][4][5][6][7] Whitworth was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, a Deputy-Lieutenant of Lancashire, and a freeman of Ashton-under-Lyne.
BritishAudenshawLabour PartyAshton-under-LynealdermanNational Executive CommitteeAmalgamated Association of Operative Cotton SpinnersCotton BoardUnited Textile Factory Workers' AssociationGeneral Federation of Trade UnionsCommander of the Order of the British EmpireEdward JudsonAlbert KnowlesWalter LeeCharles Schofield