Ince, Henry
1801-1887

PM local preacher 'with a voice like a trumpet', in the Coventry and Stratford Branch of the Birmingham Circuit from 1834. As champion of the Bromsgrove nailers for over half a century, he advocated the formation of a Nailmakers Union and was their leading representative at the Conciliation Board following their long strike in 1863.

Sources
  • W.G.Leadbetter, The Story of Bromsgrove (c.1946)

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