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'''Frank Mortimer Jacques''' (born 1899) was a [[British people|British]] political and educational activist.
Born in [[Maidenhead]], Jacques attended [[Witney Grammar School]] and [[Oxford High School, England|Oxford High School]]. He became a railway clerk, and joined the [[Railway Clerks' Association]]. He soon became secretary of its Maidenhead branch, but devoted much of his time to the [[Independent Labour Party]], which was affiliated to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. He stood for the Labour Party in [[Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Newbury]] at the [[1924 UK general election|1924]] and [[1929 UK general election]]s, and then in [[Watford (UK Parliament constituency)|Watford]] at the [[1931 UK general election]], but was not elected.<ref name="whoswho">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name="parker">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name="wallace">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
While Jacques was not able to obtain sponsorship for his candidatures from his union, he was the leading figure within the union arguing that it was not desirable for both the union's general secretary and president to contest parliamentary seats, as if both were elected, it would create problems in administering the union.<ref name="parker" />
In 1936, Jacques became the Eastern District Secretary of the [[Workers' Educational Association]], based in Cambridge. He remained in the post for more than fifty years, mentoring [[Raymond Williams]], and also completed a degree in English.<ref name="wallace" /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:1899 births]]
[[Category:Year of death missing]]
[[Category:English trade unionists]]
[[Category:Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates]]
[[Category:People from Maidenhead]]
Born in [[Maidenhead]], Jacques attended [[Witney Grammar School]] and [[Oxford High School, England|Oxford High School]]. He became a railway clerk, and joined the [[Railway Clerks' Association]]. He soon became secretary of its Maidenhead branch, but devoted much of his time to the [[Independent Labour Party]], which was affiliated to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. He stood for the Labour Party in [[Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Newbury]] at the [[1924 UK general election|1924]] and [[1929 UK general election]]s, and then in [[Watford (UK Parliament constituency)|Watford]] at the [[1931 UK general election]], but was not elected.<ref name="whoswho">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name="parker">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name="wallace">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
While Jacques was not able to obtain sponsorship for his candidatures from his union, he was the leading figure within the union arguing that it was not desirable for both the union's general secretary and president to contest parliamentary seats, as if both were elected, it would create problems in administering the union.<ref name="parker" />
In 1936, Jacques became the Eastern District Secretary of the [[Workers' Educational Association]], based in Cambridge. He remained in the post for more than fifty years, mentoring [[Raymond Williams]], and also completed a degree in English.<ref name="wallace" /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==References==
<references />
[[Category:1899 births]]
[[Category:Year of death missing]]
[[Category:English trade unionists]]
[[Category:Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates]]
[[Category:People from Maidenhead]]
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