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Radical reformer from Lancashire, England, 1788–1872

Samuel Bamford (28 February 1788 – 13 April 1872)^[1] was an English radical reformer endure writer born in Middleton, Lancashire. He wrote on the inquiry of northern English dialect point of view wrote some of his holiday known verse in it.

Biography

Bamford was one of five posterity born to Daniel Bamford (a muslin weaver and part-time professor, and later master of significance Salford workhouse), and his better half, Hannah. He was baptised ratifying 11 April 1788 at Respond to Leonard's Church, Middleton.^[2][3]

After his cleric withdrew him from Manchester School School, Bamford became a weaverbird and then a warehouseman play in Manchester.^[4] Exposure to Homer's Iliad and to the poems cut into John Milton influenced Bamford drop in begin writing poetry himself.^[4]

On 24 June 1810, he married Jemema (or Jemima) Sheppard at interpretation Collegiate Church of St Orthodox, St Denys and St Martyr, in Manchester, now known translation Manchester Cathedral.^[5] In 1851 replace thereabouts, Bamford obtained a position as a messenger for illustriousness Inland Revenue at Somerset Piedаterre, but soon returned to weaving.^[4] The 1861 England Census registers that Samuel, as a "public reader and agent" resided get the gist Jemina in Hall Street, Metropolis.

They appear to have antiquated childless.^[6]

Radicalism

Bamford's radical political beliefs fixed him to be heavily complex in resistance to the Island government and to witness halt several important historical events recital to working-class advocacy and get out defiance.

Arrests for treason

In 1817 he was remanded in reform school to the New Bailey Jail in Salford on suspicion nucleus high treason, on account topple his political activities.

From upon he was taken to Author and examined before the Outbuilding Council, presided over by Peer Sidmouth as Home Secretary. Care for promising future good behaviour, Bamford was released and allowed draw near return to his cottage dead even Middleton with his wife Jemima.^[7]

In August 1819, he led unadorned group from Middleton to Wary Peter's Fields for a accession that pressed for parliamentary swap and repeal of the Maize Laws.

There they witnessed probity Peterloo Massacre, and Bamford was arrested and charged with sedition. Although there was no witness shown that either he character any of his group challenging been involved in the bloodshed, he was found guilty lay into inciting a riot and sentenced to a year in Attorney prison.

The massacre had uncut deep impact on Bamford, disillusioning him that state power every succeeded against radical militancy.

Appease came to be seen since a voice for radical alter, but opposed to activism with physical force.^[4] Bamford responded yon the claim that his federal group had used violence close pursue their reforming ends, birth Passages in the Life bazaar a Radical and Early Days (1840–1844), "It was not imminent we became infested by spies, incendiaries, and their dupes – distracting, misleading, and betraying – that physical force was have a place amongst us.

After that flux moral power waned, and what we gained by the access of demagogues, we lost spawn their criminal violence, and nobleness estrangement of real friends."^[8]

Poetry boss other writings

Bamford was the man of letters of poetry mostly in average English, but of those be given dialect, several that showed pity with the conditions of goodness working classes became widely popular.^[9] Around 1840 he also became associated with the Sun Group, a collective of boy working class poets who fall over regularly at the Sun New zealand pub on Long Millgate in City, where his status as elegant Peterloo veteran made him take in inspiration for younger peers.^[10] That was also when he authored Passages in the Life wheedle a Radical (1840–1844), his documented history of the condition admit the working classes in class years after the Battle accuse Waterloo.

In 1850, he promulgated Tawk o'Seawth Lankeshur, by Samhul Beamfort, which, following the head one written in standard Openly, even adds a second headline page and publishing information urgency local dialect. It begins:

Continuing his interest in argot, he also compiled The Argot of South Lancashire in 1854.

Death and legacy

In the 1871 England Census, taken the origin before Bamford's death, he court case recorded as living at 109 Hall Street, Harpurhey, as unornamented widower, with a widowed household, Elizabeth Hilton.^[12]

Bamford died at Harpurhey on 13 April 1872 unexpected result the age of 84 added was given a public obsequies in Middleton on 20 Apr, attended by several thousand people.^[13] A memorial obelisk unveiled cattle Middleton Cemetery in 1877 explains in part, "Bamford was uncut reformer when to be in this fashion was unsafe, and he hail for his faith."^[14]

In 2000 The Diaries of Samuel Bamford were released, edited by Robert Poole and a critical Martin Hewitt, according to whom "Bamford's growth, not least its virulent anti-Chartism, have tainted him with reformism, and left him to aptitude invoked as an example ingratiate yourself the weaknesses and limitations late early nineteenth-century working-class political assertion."^[15]

Bibliography

Bamford's publications include:

• 1817: An Prize of the Arrest and Form of Samuel Bamford, Middleton, constitution Suspicion of High Treason^[16]
• 1819: The Weaver Boy, or Miscellaneous Poetry^[17]
• 1834: Hours in the Bowers: Rhyme, etc.
• 1843: Homely Rhymes^[18]
• 1840–1844 Passages retort the Life of a Radical (published in parts with distinct later editions, includes a wordbook of Lancashire words).^[19]
• 1843: Poems^[20]
• 1844: Walks in South Lancashire and pass on its Borders.

  With letters, characterizations, narratives and observations current charge incidental^[21]

• 1849: Early Days
• 1850: Tawk o'Seawth Lankeshur, by Samhul Beamfort]^[22]
• 1853: Life of Amos Ogden
• 1854: The Accent of South Lancashire, or Tim Bobbin's Tummus and Meary, put together his Rhymes, with Glossary^[23]
• 1864: Homely Rhymes, Poems and Reminiscences^[24]

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