London, Dec. 28.
The death occurred on' Monday of Sir James Sexton, the British Trade Union leader, at the age of 82. Sir James was appointed General Secretary of the National Union of Dock Labourers in 1890 At the age of thirteen, he went to sea, and later in his career, in 1915, he was appointed Labour member for St. Helens, holding this constiquency until 1931. He was President of the Trade Union Congress in 1905, and had been on the General Council of the Trade Union Congress since 1923.—Reuter,
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