45:
wages had also been cut. Kingdom argued that firemen's working hours should also be cut, to match those of the police. He was unsuccessful, but in 1932 he achieved an agreement that firemen's wages would thereafter follow those of the police when they were increased, and this happened in 1934.
69:
to stand against
Kingdom for the general secretary post. Kingdom resigned as general secretary, without giving an explanation, and Horner won an election to replace him.
188:
65:
as members of the union, and when they did join, did little to represent them. In protest, three London firefighters, Bradley, Randall and
Merrells,
53:, the Labour Party won control of the council, and Kingdom hoped it would agree a 48-hour maximum working week for firefighters.
183:
37:
In 1929, Kingdom was elected as general secretary, and the following year renamed it as the Fire
Brigades Union. In 1931, the
27:
50:
155:
66:
86:
137:
31:
62:
38:
178:
173:
8:
145:
42:
26:
Kingdom began work as a seaman at age 16 before becoming a firefighter. He joined the
54:
57:
disagreed, and the two became involved in a public dispute. On the outbreak of
20:
167:
58:
30:, and when the firemen's branch split away to form the
61:, Kingdom was reluctant to accept members of the new
34:, he became increasingly prominent in the new union.
99:
Royal Navy
Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848–1939
165:
189:General secretaries of the Fire Brigades Union
19:(11 September 1880 – 1 April 1953) was a
110:
108:
106:
79:
166:
114:
103:
28:National Union of Corporation Workers
51:1934 London County Council election
13:
41:cut firemen's wages, arguing that
14:
200:
119:. London: Lawrence & Wishart.
23:firefighter and trade unionist.
87:1939 England and Wales Register
92:
1:
184:People from Stratford, London
72:
17:Percival William John Kingdom
7:
10:
205:
152:
144:General Secretary of the
142:
134:
129:
115:Bailey, Victor (1992).
63:Auxiliary Fire Service
39:London County Council
32:Firemen's Trade Union
130:Trade union offices
146:Fire Brigades Union
43:Metropolitan Police
162:
161:
153:Succeeded by
196:
150:1929–1939
135:Preceded by
127:
126:
121:
120:
112:
101:
96:
90:
83:
55:Herbert Morrison
204:
203:
199:
198:
197:
195:
194:
193:
164:
163:
158:
149:
140:
125:
124:
113:
104:
97:
93:
84:
80:
75:
12:
11:
5:
202:
192:
191:
186:
181:
176:
160:
159:
154:
151:
141:
136:
132:
131:
123:
122:
117:Forged in Fire
102:
91:
77:
76:
74:
71:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
201:
190:
187:
185:
182:
180:
177:
175:
172:
171:
169:
157:
148:
147:
139:
133:
128:
118:
111:
109:
107:
100:
95:
89:
88:
82:
78:
70:
68:
64:
60:
56:
52:
47:
44:
40:
35:
33:
29:
24:
22:
18:
143:
116:
98:
94:
85:
81:
59:World War II
48:
36:
25:
16:
15:
179:1953 deaths
174:1880 births
156:John Horner
138:Jim Bradley
67:John Horner
168:Categories
73:References
49:At the
21:British
170::
105:^
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.