William Arthur Pritchard

William Arthur (Bill) Pritchard
Pritchard in 1932
Born	(1888-04-03)April 3, 1888 Salford, England
Died	October 23, 1981(1981-10-23) (aged 93) Los Angeles, California
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation(s)	Labour activist, organizer, editor, journalist, politician

William Arthur (Bill) Pritchard (April 3,1888 – October 23, 1981) was a Canadian Marxist labour activist, organizer, editor, journalist, and politician.^[1] A major figure in the One Big Union movement, he also was one of the defendants in the 1920 sedition trial of leaders of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. Pritchard later was elected reeve (mayor) of Burnaby, British Columbia during the Great Depression and played an instrumental role in founding the BC Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.