Thomas Hughes
Born in Uffington, BerkshireBorn on 20th of October 1822
Died on 22nd of March 1896
Thomas Hughes is best remembered today for his novel Tom Brown’s Schooldays, published in 1856, a semi-autobiographical work (Tom supposedly based on the author’s brother George). He was also a QC, county court judge, Liberal MP, and as a Christian Socialist was a significant figure in the early days of the Cooperative Movement and a supporter of the development of trades unions.
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