Look up: Oastler, Richard


  1. Oastler, Richard
    (1789-1861) English social reformer. He was a farm estate manager in Yorkshire when, in 1830, he founded with John Fielden the Short Time Committee, which later became the Ten Hours Movement. In a famous letter...
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  2. Oastler, Richard
    industrial reformer known in the north of England as the `Factory King,` who from 1831 conducted a campaign for shorter working hours that was in ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/1

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