Samuel Carter: the forgotten Chartist MP

Samuel Carter may not have been the best known Chartist activist, and his name is entirely absent from the pages of the Northern Star. But for a brief period he was one of the few Chartists to become a Member of Parliament.

Read more about Samuel Carter here.

67 Chartists who contested parliamentary elections

No political movement has gathered so much popular support and found so little voice in Parliament as Chartism.

The Chartist movement’s most reliable long-term advocate at Westminster was Thomas Slingsby Duncombe. And, for a few scant years from 1847 until 1852, Feargus O’Connor, owner of the Northern Star and Chartism’s central figure, served alongside him as MP for Nottingham.

Chartists finally make it to Parliament - 175 years on

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Archives and History is undertaking a number of initiatives to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the People’s Charter.

A seminar on Chartist Archives will be held in the Houses of Parliament at 2.30pm on Tuesday 22 October. It will be led by Professor Owen Ashton, Emeritus Professor in Modern British History at Staffordshire University. Professor Ashton will speak for approximately 30 minutes and invite discussion.

If you would like to attend (it is free of charge) please email Marie Owens and she will tell you if places are still available and send more information.