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Born in England near Birmingham, Studholme worked from his childhood. He moved to Canada in 1878 living in Dundas and Guelph before settling in Hamilton in 1885 where he found work as a stove mounter. An active trade unionist from his days in Britain, Studholme became active in the Knights of Labour and believed that workers should be active in politics on a class basis. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... See also Birmingham, USA, and other places called Birmingham. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Dundas, Ontario held a town charter between 1848 and 2001. ... Guelph (2003 population 115,872, metropolitan population 138,975) is a city located in southwestern Ontario, Canada, roughly 100 kilometres west of downtown Toronto along Ontario provincial highway 401. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

After a short time in Australia and New Zealand he returned to Hamilton in 1901. As a result of his involvement in support of striking streetcar workers he was elected to the Ontario legislature from Hamilton East in a 1906 by-election as an Independent Labour MLA becoming the first Labour member of the Ontario legislature. He remained at Queen's Park until his death in 1919. 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Hamilton East is both a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... There have been various groups in Canada who have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. ... MLA is a three letter acronym that can stand for a number of different things: Malta International Airport IATA code Modern Language Association Master of Landscape Architecture Martial Law Administration of Bangladesh Medical Library Association Member of Legislative Assembly (India) Member of the Legislative Assembly (Canada and others) Myelosis Leucemica... Queens Park is an historic green space in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

In the legislature, Studholme championed pro-worker legislation such as the eight hour day, a minimum wage and helped bring the Workmen's Compensation Act into existance. He also supported progressive causes such as women's suffrage. The minimum wage is the minimum rate a worker can legally be paid (usually per hour) as opposed to wages that are determined by the forces of supply and demand in a free market. ... The international movement for womens suffrage, led by suffragists (commonly called suffragettes), was a social, economic and political reform movement aimed at extending the suffrage (that is, the right to vote) to women, advocating equal suffrage (abolition of graded votes) rather than universal suffrage (abolition of discrimination due to...