Arthur Charles Bannington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetArthur Charles Bannington
British socialist
Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1878
Place of Birth: Aston, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 04-Feb-1951
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Arthur Charles Bannington
- Arthur Charles Bannington (1 December 1878 – 4 February 1951), sometimes known as Charlie Bannington, was a British political activist.A carpenter and joiner by trade, Bannington was born in Birmingham, the fourth child of Thomas and Alice Bannington.Living in Coventry, Bannington came to prominence as a member of the Marxist Social Democratic Federation (SDF).
- At the January 1910 general election, he stood for the SDF in Carlisle.
- Although he visited on several occasions, his campaign was hampered as he was unable to take much time off work to visit the seat, so William Gallacher deputised for him.
- He took 11.3% of the vote and was not elected.The SDF became the British Socialist Party (BSP), and it locally affiliated to the Labour Party.
- Under this label, in 1913, Bannington was elected to Coventry City Council, defeating a long-standing Liberal Party councillor.
- The BSP soon disaffiliated from Labour, with Bannington's departure considered the greatest loss.In 1916, the BSP adopted a position opposing British involvement in World War I.
- Bannington strongly objected to this and resigned from the party, joining the Army Tank Corps.
- He rose to the rank of sergeant, but was invalided out in 1918, suffering with shell shock.In Bannington's absence, other former BSP members in the city had formed a local branch of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers.
- This adopted Bannington as its candidate for Coventry at the 1918 general election, and his campaign focused on attacking the official Labour Party candidate, R.
- C.
- Wallhead.
- Wallhead was a member of the Independent Labour Party who had opposed the war, but he was able to remind crowds of anti-militarist statements made by Bannington before the war.
- Ultimately, both candidates were defeated by Edward Manville, a Coalition Conservative politician; Bannington took 3,806 votes and fourth place in poll, behind Wallhead.
- Soon afterwards, Bannington left the city, relocating to Oxford, where he devoted his time to the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers.
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