EntityQ3595574· pop 11· linked from 98 articlesBen TillettSign in to saveBritish politician (1860-1943)Person · Open LibraryBorn1860Died1943Works14Top worksBen TillettDock, Wharf, Riverside, and General Workers' UnionThe "new" trade unionismHistory of the London transport workers ́strike, 1911A brief history of the Dockers' Unionvia Open Library + WikidataMusic · MusicBrainzTypePersonCountryAUActive from1959-03-13Active to2023-08-06via MusicBrainz · CC0Key datesBorn11 September 1860Died27 January 1943via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameBenjaminGendermaleCitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandPlace of birthBristolPolitical partyLabour PartyLanguages spokenEnglish languageMilitary branchRoyal NavyImageBenTillett.jpgShow 4 more factsConnectionsWorld War IConceptInternational Standard Book NumberEntityCategories1860 births1943 deathsBritish Merchant Navy personnelBritish trade union leadersIndependent Labour Party National Administrative Committee membersIndependent Labour Party parliamentary candidatesIndependent members of the House of Commons of the United KingdomLabour Party (UK) MPs for English constituenciesMembers of London County CouncilMembers of the General Council of the Trades Union CongressMembers of the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress