Political Collection

Socialist Bench

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Socialist Bench

Catalogue Number: Display
Location: Bedroom fixture under showcase

Bench acknowledging the history of the museum and bearing the 1910 quotation “Socialism means fellowship, and fellowship is life” attributed to Victor Grayson.  Albert Victor Grayson (born 5 September 1881, disappeared 28 September 1920) was an English socialist politician of the early 20th century. An Independent Labour Party Member of Parliament from 1907 to 1910, Grayson is most notable for his sensational by-election victory at Colne Valley, and unexplained disappearance in 1920.

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