Charles Lindley

Charles Lindley (1865–1957), born Carl Gustaf Lindgren, was a Swedish Social Democrat and trade union activist.

Born into a wealthy family, Lindley became a merchant seaman working on English seagoing vessels.

It was from his British comrades that he received his English-sounding nickname "Charles" (or "Charlie"), which he kept upon his return to Sweden.

He continued to work closely with Wilson, but unlike his mentor, he increasingly identified as a socialist.

[1] In 1900, Lindley married the Swedish feminist Elin Jonsson, a close friend of the Bolshevik Alexandra Kollontay.