Anthony John Mundella
1825–97
Politician. Apprenticed as a stockinger in Leicester, 1836. Became involved in the Chartist agitation for parliamentary reform. Entered the hosiery trade and also became superintendent of a poor Sunday school. Partner in a Nottingham hosiery firm, where he made his fortune, from 1848. Engaged with popular education. MP for Sheffield, 1868–97. A supporter of the 1870 Education Act and other legislation designed to improve the conditions of the working class. FRS 1882.
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ODNB
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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