Tom Mann

Tom Mann (1856–1941) was a noted British trade unionist. Largely self-educated, Mann became a successful organiser and a popular public speaker in the labour movement.

Read more about Tom Mann:  Early Years, Activist and Leader, Australia and Liverpool, Veteran Campaigner

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    Come dame or maid, be not afraid,
    Poor Tom will injure nothing.
    —Unknown. Tom o’ Bedlam’s Song (l. 11–12)

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    —Thomas Mann (1875–1955)