William Lovett.

William Lovett (Born Newlyn, Cornwall 1800 died 1877) was a British activist and an important leader of the political movement Chartism. One of the leading London-based Artisan Radicals of his generation, Lovett believed that political rights could be garnered through political pressure and non-violent agitation. Bill Wild Bill Lovett (1892 - 1923) became the leader of the White Hand Gang after the wipe-out of Dinny Meehan at the hands of Frankie Yales Black Hand gang. ... Newlyn Map sources for Newlyn at grid reference SW461284 Newlyn (Cornish: Lulynn) is a town in southwest Cornwall, UK. The town forms a small conurbation with neighbouring Penzance, and part of the civil parish of Penzance. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... // ON MAY 5 1853 MR.FADER HAD SEX WITH A MAN NAME MR WIEN THEN THEY HAD SON NAMEDMRS COTURE AND MR MANOOGIAN WENT INTO MRS HASKELLS OFFICE NAKED AND DANCED AROUND AND MASTERBATED ON HER CHEST AND SHE LICKED IT OFF THEN THEY HAD ORAL SEEX WITH NAPLOEAN OF... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... Chartism was a movement for political and social reform in the United Kingdom during the mid-19th century between 1838 and 1848. ... Look up Radical in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Early Activism

As a young man Lovett moved to London to seek work as a cabinet maker. He was self-educated, became a member of the Cabinetmakers Society, and later its President. He rose to national political prominence as founder of the Anti-Militia Association (slogan: no vote, no musket), and was active in wider trade unionism through the Metropolitan Trades Union ^[1] and Owenite socialism. In 1831, during the Reform Act agitation, he helped form the National Union of the Working Classes with radical colleagues Henry Hetherington and James Watson. After the passage of the Reform Act he turned, with Hetherington, to the campaign to repeal taxes on newspapers known as the War of the Unstamped. However, Lovett is best known for his role in the Chartist movement. Chartism, a campaign for parliamentary reforms intended to correct of the inequities remaining after the Reform Act of 1832, spanned roughly 1838 to 1850. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Cabinet making is the practice of utilizing many woodworking skills to create cabinets, shelving and furniture. ... For other uses, see Robert Owen (disambiguation). ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of the United Kingdom. ... Henry Hetherington, the son of a London tailor, was born in 1792. ... In the United Kingdom, the Reform Act could refer to various Acts Reform Act 1832 (The First Reform Act or The Great Reform Act), which abolished rotten boroughs and gave representation to previously unrepresented urban areas like Birmingham etc. ... A movement for social and political reform in the United Kingdom during the mid_19th century, Chartism gains its name from the Peoples Charter of 1838, which set out the main aims of the movement. ... The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of the United Kingdom. ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

London Working Men's Association

In June 1836 Lovett founded the London Working Men's Association with several radical colleagues including Hetherington. The LWMA's membership was restricted to 100 working men, although it admitted 35 honorary members including the later Chartist leader Feargus O'Connor. Other honorary members included radical MP's, but the LWMA was strictly a working-class organisation, unlike groups such as the Birmingham Political Union, whose executive was dominated by the middle-class. The original purpose of the LWMA was education, but in 1838 Lovett and fellow Radical Francis Place drafted a parliamentary bill which was the foundation of the Peoples' Charter, and the Association was effectively sidetracked into Chartism. The Bill was signed by Lovett and five other LWMA members, along with six Radical MPs including Daniel O'Connell. Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The London Working Mens Association was an organization established in London in 1836. ... Feargus Edward OConnor (1794 – August 30, 1855) was an Irish Chartist leader and advocate of the Land Plan. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The Birmingham Political Union was a political organisation in Great Britain during the early nineteenth century. ... Francis Place (3rd November, 1771 - 1st January, 1854) was an early supporter of contraceptives, and a radical of the early nineteenth century who befriended and supported many important figures, including Joseph Hume, Sir Francis Burdett, and Jeremy Bentham. ... Chartism was a movement for political and social reform in the United Kingdom during the mid-19th century between 1838 and 1848. ... Look up Radical in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other persons named Daniel OConnell, see Daniel OConnell (disambiguation). ...

Arrest

Like most leading Chartists, Lovett was arrested. In February 1839 the first Chartist Convention met in London, and on 4 February 1839 unanimously elected Lovett as its Secretary. The Convention later moved to Birmingham. Many supporters gathered in the city's Bull Ring, but local authorities had prohibited assembly there, and several were arrested. The Convention condemned the actions of police in breaking up the "riot", and posted placards which described the police who put down the riot as a “bloodthirsty and unconstitutional force”. Lovett, as secretary, accepted responsibility for the placards, and was arrested with James Watson, who had taken the placards to a printer. Lovett was later found guilty of seditious libel, and was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment in Warwick Gaol. He was released in July 1840. 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the British city. ... Selfridges at the Bullring St Martins Church, with Selfridges in the background The interior of the Bullring The Bull Ring market has been an important feature of Birmingham since the Middle Ages. ... There is more than one person with the name James Watson: James Watson, participant in the Battle of the Little Bighorn James Watson, author of the novel Talking in Whispers James Watson, U.S. Senator from New York (1797-1801) James Watson, painter of 77 portraits held by the U... Warwick (pronounced or War-ick (silent w in middle)) is the historic county town of Warwickshire in England and has a population of 25,434 (2001 census). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The New Move

An older Lovett.

While in prison Lovett, with Collins, wrote “Chartism, a New Organisation of the People”, which focused on Chartist Education. Once released Lovett retired from politics, and in 1841 formed the National Association for Promoting the Political and Social Improvement of the People, and educational body. The body was to implement his New Move educational initiative, through which he hoped poor workers and their children would be able to better themselves. The New Move was to be funded through a 1 penny per week subscription paid by those Chartists who had signed the national petition. Hetherington and Place supported the move, but O'Connor opposed the scheme in the Northern Star, believing it would distract Chartists from the main aim of having the petition implemented. The New Move was unable to generate the popular support that Lovett had hoped for. Membership never surpassed 5000, and education was limited to Sunday schools. The National Association Hall was opened in 1842, but closed in 1857 when the operation was evicted. Lovett opened a book shop, and wrote his autobiography, The Life and Struggles of William Lovett, in 1877. He died impoverished the following year. 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Headline from the Northern Star 1838 The Northern Star was a chartist newspaper published in the United Kingdom between 1838 and 1852. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Beliefs

Lovett was a moral force Chartist, and decried the use or threat of violence to achieve political change. He believed in temperance, and was a staunch advocate of sobriety. Against the educational standards of the time, he believed in teaching methods founded on kindness and compassion. Temperance may refer to: Temperance (virtue) Temperance movement Temperance (Tarot card) Temperance (band) See also Astrud Gilberto, for the album Temperance This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

External links

• Biography: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRlovett.htm (Copyright status unknown)
• William Lovett and the "New Move" in Chartist Ancestors [1]

References

1. ^ Edward Royal, Chartism, Longman, London: 1996