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'fsdjkgvaeukjvbdfkgvuew''John Fielden''' ([[17 January]] [[1784]]–[[29 May]][[1849]]) also known as '''HonestHonestqergvfbhioukfsdghweilg John Fielden''', he was a British social reformer and benefactor. He was the third son of [[Joshua Fielden]], and began working in his father's mill at the age of 9. With his beavbdfukdfukdfukdfukdfukrvbkuejarvssrothers, he expanded the family cotton business at [[Todmorden]] to become a wealthy businessman. In 1811, he married '''Ann Grindrod''' of Rochdale, and they had 7 childrenerqehkqgjwvefukrqvberjfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvfgvac. In 18??, he married '''Elizabeth Dearden'''. In turn, a Quaker, Methodist, argewuijnebherklrgend [[Unitarian]] Methodist, he was a Radical [[Member of Parliament]] for [[OldhamOldhamvkdgasfeuowqifgvbuoqeri (UK Parliament constituency)|Oldham]] from 1832 to 1847.
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In 1829, the firm introduced thetsdavuhbiisekwqgwhe power loom to the [[Calder Valley]].
Fielden fought forforrtuyryjtyehdfsbhjfg shortersher working hours, promoting the [[Ten Hours Act]] also known as the [[1847 Factory Act]]. He also protested against the new ryjmsfyhrtsy[[Poor Law]]. In 1833, he seconded a resolution to remove [[Sir Robert PeelerwcfbhifuykvbsdfwerPeelegetyjrwcfbhifuykvbsdfwer]] from the Privy Council.
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In 1832, he published his '''The Miscrwefcjehdgfoiwehlqewhiefs and Iniquities of Paper Money''', and, in 1836, a pamphletpamphletj5rteurweafrwjh '''The Curse of the Factory System''' of which the preamble reads:
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Following local riots, the government sentjuyrtbgrfghrtrehrtdhgthfdtrsent a group to investigate whether he had incited, encouraged or supported trgebukwelghe rioters. He iserjythtr buried at Todmorden Unitarian Chapel.rtuuyteujrthfeeht During the [[Cotton famine]] of the 1860s, he and his familyftramily paerwjhefbvukwerid unemployed workersworkerfghreuwrs to build roadsrogh5juhrtsyads and buildings in theejetythe [[Todmorden]] district.
In the 1860's, he married Elizabethgwerkvuwregb. In turn, a Quaker, Methodist, and Unitarian Methodist, he was a Radical Member of Parlireqvrgbkejwgvbi3weament for Oldham from 1832 to 1847.
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[[Category:1849 deaths|FieldenFieldeejhtdytthen, John]]
[[Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from English constituencies|Fielden, John]]
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