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John Wadsworth (1850 – 10 July 1921) was a British trade unionist and Liberal or Lib-Lab politician. Born in West Melton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Wadsworth worked as a coal miner and was elected checkweighman. He joined the Yorkshire Miners Association, a constituent part of the Miners Federation of Great Britain (MFGB), rising to become the Yorkshire Association's general secretary, then in 1904 its president. Wadsworth was elected as the Lib-Lab Member of Parliament (MP) for Hallamshire at the 1906 general election. In 1909, with the other MFGB-sponsored MPs, he joined the Labour Party, retaining his seat in his new colours. In 1915 he resigned the Labour whip and re-joined the Liberals. He continued as MP until the seat's abolition for the 1918 general election. References Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, Who's Who of British MPs: Volume II, 1886–1918 External links Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Wadsworth. Discover the John Wadsworth popular books. Find the top 100 most popular John Wadsworth books.