1826 - 1894
John Bedford Leno British Poet
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| First Name |
John
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| Middle Name |
Bedford
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| Last Name |
Leno
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| Birthday |
29th June, 1826
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| Birthplace |
Uxbridge, Middlesex
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| Died |
31st October, 1894
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| Place of Death |
Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Printer, Poet, Songwriter, Author, Publisher & Radical
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| Occupation |
Poet
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John Bedford Leno (29 June 1826 – 31 October 1894) was a Chartist, radical, poet, and printer who acted as a "bridge" between Chartism and early Labour movements, as well as between the working and ruling classes. He campaigned to give the vote to all common men and women, driven by a strong desire for "justice and freedom for all mankind". He was a leading figure in the Reform League, which campaigned for the Reform Act 1867. He was called the "Burns of Labour" and "the poet of the poor" for his political songs and poems, which were sold widely in penny publications, and recited and sung by workers in Britain, Europe and America. He was an entertaining and persuasive orator and his speeches were in great demand around London. He owned, edited and contributed to Radical and Liberal newspapers and journals, and printed and distributed bills advertising London Reform meetings and demonstrations. He wrote the international hit 'The Song of the Spade'.
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