Percival William John Kingdom (11 September 1880[1] – 1 April 1953) was a British firefighter and trade unionist.
[3] In 1929, Kingdom was elected as general secretary, and the following year renamed it as the Fire Brigades Union.
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.
In protest, three London firefighters, Bradley, Randall and Merrells, John Horner 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.