George Dewhurst (1789 – 1857)
Known for his tireless work in the fight for workers rights in Blackburn and Lancashire.
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Speaking at many public events, he was eventually arrested and tried for High Treason, which led to him being incacerated at Lancaster Prison for 2 years in 1819.
After travelling to America in 1827, he returned to Blackburn a few years later, where he was elected as council member for St Paul’s Ward in 1851.
In 1832 he was presented with a silver cup in recognition of his campaigning by the Radical Reformers of Blackburn as an acknowledgment of his work and as a token of appreciation from those he fought for. It was an unusual thing to do and a very precious item for a working class man to own.
In this video, we visit his final resting place in Blackburn Old Cemetery.
Link for the article we based this video on : https://theshuttle.org.uk/blackburn-celebrates-the-life-of-campaigner-george-dewhurst/
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