Thomas Halliday (trade unionist)

Born in Prestolee near Bolton, Lancashire, Halliday's father was killed in a mining accident when Tom was only two years old.

[1] Halliday continued to work as a miner into his twenties, spending time in County Durham, Staffordshire and Yorkshire.

This new association advocated more militant action, including solidarity strikes, but continued to co-operate with the MNA, and even welcomed Macdonald to speak at its conferences.

The AAM was initially successful, expanding across Great Britain and winning several strikes, proving particularly prominent in South Wales.

This inspired Halliday to stand as a Liberal-Labour candidate in Merthyr Tydfil at the 1874 UK general election, taking 25% of the vote, but only third place.