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Sir George Edwards
1850–1933
Born into rural poverty in Norfolk, this self-taught labor leader rose from scaring crows in the fields to speaking in Parliament. His life story blends political struggle, social reform, and a vivid firsthand picture of agricultural workers in Britain.
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From Crow-Scaring to Westminster: An Autobiography
by Sir George Edwards
About the author
Raised in Norfolk in the mid-19th century, Sir George Edwards became one of the best-known champions of agricultural workers in Britain. He was born on October 5, 1850, and went on to organize farm laborers, help build the National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers, and later serve as a Labour MP.
He is especially remembered for the long journey described in his autobiography, From Crow-Scaring to Westminster, which traces his rise from a poor rural childhood to national public life. That background gives his writing a direct, personal quality, with a strong sense of the hardships faced by working people and the determination that shaped his career.
Edwards was honored with an OBE and later became Sir George Edwards. He died in 1933, but his name remains closely linked with the struggle to improve pay, dignity, and political representation for farm workers.