| Description | William Cornforth Robinson (12 July 1861 ¿ 11 June 1931) was a British Labour Member of Parliament. Born in Carlton, Yorkshire, he began work at the age of ten in a mill in Burnley. At the age of 17 he organised a trade union after experiencing a 20 week long strike. By 1894 he had become the general secretary of the Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers, a position he held to the end of his life. He was president of the United Textile Factory Workers from 1903 to 1917. For many years he was a member of the Labour Party National Executive. |