Humphrey Mitchell
Videos
Humphrey Mitchell, was a Canadian politician and trade unionist.
Mitchell in the mid-1940s.
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a federal democratic socialist and social-democratic political party in Canada. The CCF was founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by the merger of several s
Humphrey Mitchell
…Independent Labour MPs led informally by J.S. Woodsworth and referred to as the "Ginger Group". While Mitchell attended the "founding meeting" of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in William Irvine's office, he refused to join the new party when Labour MPs joined with farmers groups, socialist groups and others to officially…
CCF founding meeting, Calgary, 1932
Federal CCF Caucus, in 1942 with new leader M.J. Coldwell. Left to right, Tommy Douglas, George Hugh Castleden, Angus MacInnis, Coldwell, Clarie Gillis, Joseph W. Noseworthy, Sandy Nicholoson, and Percy Wright.
Four past and future national chairmen in September 1944: national CCF delegation attending the Conference of Commonwealth Labour Parties in London, England. Pictured from left to right: Clarie Gillis, MP for Cape Breton South; David Lewis, national secretary; M. J. Coldwell, national leader, MP for Rosetown—Biggar; Percy E. Wright, MP for Melfort; and F. R. Scott, national chairman.
"Towards the Dawn!" – a 1930s promotional image from Saskatchewan