Ernest George Rowlinson (15 March 1882 – 4 January 1941) was a British Labour Party politician.
Born in Great Shelford in Cambridgeshire, Rowlinson moved to Chesterfield around 1895 to work on the railways.
[1] Rowlinson was sacked after the strike of 1911 and instead worked for the Co-operative Insurance Society, although he remained a member of the ASRS, who elected him as their delegate to Sheffield Trades and Labour Council.
[1] In 1921, Rowlinson was elected to Sheffield City Council, representing Crookesmoor, becoming the leader of the Labour group the following year.
In particular, it greatly expanded education provision in the city, and built the new Sheffield Central Library.