Robert Morley (trade unionist)

Born in Knaresborough, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Morley moved with his family to Copley when he was ten.

In this role, he worked closely with Mont Blatchford, but often came into conflict with John Lister, the party's national treasurer, who lived locally.

[1] In the late 1890s, Morley worked closely with Tom Mann to recruit local gasworkers to the Workers' Union.

He was then made Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Skipton; in 1920, he stood down, also resigning from the council, due to poor health.

Despite this, he stood in Sheffield Park at the 1922 United Kingdom general election, narrowly failing to win the seat.