Joseph Burgess

Joseph Burgess (1853–1934) was a British journalist, writer and Labour politician.

He was born on 3 July 1853 in Failsworth, Lancashire, the third of six children of handloom weavers, and was educated at a print works school in Failsworth.

He was elected to the first National Administrative Council of the ILP, and served on it again from 1899 until 1901.

[1] He unsuccessfully ran as an ILP parliamentary candidate for Leicester in 1894 and 1895 before taking a role of organising secretary for the ILP between 1897 and 1902.

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