Ben Bradley | |
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 Photograph of Benjamin Francis Bradley, also known as Ben Bradley, taken in 1943 | |
| Born | Benjamin Francis Bradley January 1898 |
| Died | 1957 |
| Organization(s) | Amalgamated Engineering Union. All India Trade Union Congress. League Against Imperialism. Britain-China Friendship Association |
| Known for | Support for Indian independence. Convicted in the Meerut Conspiracy Trial. Communist and anti-imperialist beliefs. |
| Notable work | India: What we must do (1942) |
| Political party |  Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).Workers and Peasants Party. |
| Criminal charges | Conspiracy to overthrow British colonialism in India (found guilty in a juryless trial) |
| Criminal penalty | 10 year prison sentence (released early) |
| Spouse | Joy (wife) |
| Children | Josephine (daughter, born 1944) |
Benjamin Francis Bradley (1898–1957) was a leading British communist and trade unionist who was accused of attempting to overthrow the British colonial authorities in India, leading to him being sentenced in the Meerut Conspiracy Trial.[1][2][3] His imprisonment in 1929 provoked an enormous outcry, and in Britain, according to Stephen Howe, "probably inspired more left-wing pamphlet literature than any other colonial issue between the wars".[2] He was also a key member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).
- ^ "Ben Bradley". The Open University. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Ben Bradley papers - Communist Party of Great Britain archive from Microform Academic Publishers". www.communistpartyarchive.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ Windmiller, Marshall (1959). Communism in India. University of California Press.