Joseph Arch

Joseph Arch (10 November 1826 - 12 February 1919) was an English politician.

Born in Barford, Arch founded the National Agricultural Laborers Union in 1872 and became its president. A rise then came in the wages of agricultural laborers; this had the unforeseen effect of destroying the union for laborers, who deeming their object gained, ceased to agitate.

Arch nevertheless retained sufficient popularity to be relected to parliament for North-West Norfolk as a Liberal in 1885; and though defeated next year owing to his policy regarding Irish Rule, he regained his seat in 1892, and held it in 1895, retiring in 1900. He wassaid to be well-respected in the House of Commons.

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)