W. B. Charlton
Warning: This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of this individual,
but an indication of the changes of positions and the links between companies, directors
and managers in those companies. Only collieries, pits etc. in the North of England are shown - the
individual may be involved with other companies or collieries outside this area and there may have
been other positions for which we currently do not have details.
Biographical Notes
Charlton, W. B. Commenced work in Edmondsley Pit, Durham, 1863, when eight years of age. In 1903 was elected to the Durham County Council, and two years later succeeded the late W. H. Lambton, as General Secretary of the Durham County Colliery Enginemen's, Boiler Minders and Firemen's Association, which position he still holds. Justice of the Peace for Durham City; Chairman of the Brandon and Byshottle Urban District Council.
Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
- 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
