Walter Freer (born c. 1846) was a
Scottish
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worker. He was the son of a notable
Chartist and has been described as a "staunch
Gladstonian
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". He was also a power-loom tenter and
temperance
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Moderation
*Temperance movement, movement to reduce the amount of alcohol consumed
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worker.
Notes
Further reading
*Walter Freer, ''My Life and Memories'' (Glasgow: Civic Press, 1929).
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1840s births
Year of death missing
Chartists
Scottish Liberal Party politicians
Scottish temperance activists