Henry Marriott Richardson (1876 – 23 December 1936) was a

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journalist and trade union leader. Born in

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, in

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, Richardson became a journalist on the ''Staffordshire Sentinel'' in 1894. In 1899, he moved to the '' Birmingham Daily Gazette'', then in 1905 became the literary editor of the '' Manchester Evening Chronicle''. He also wrote several plays, including ''Gentlemen of the Press'', ''The Awakening Woman'', ''Snow White'' and ''Courage'', and the novels ''The Temple Murder'' and ''The Rock of Justice''. Richardson joined the

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(NUJ), and in 1918 was elected as its general secretary. He represented the union on the Joint Industrial Council for the Printing Trades, which he chaired in 1930/31, and from 1930 to 1932 additionally served as president of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Harry 1876 births 1936 deaths English journalists English novelists English dramatists and playwrights Trade unionists from Staffordshire General secretaries of the National Union of Journalists People from Hanley, Staffordshire Writers from Staffordshire