Holyoake, George Jacob: Sixty Years of an Agitator’s Life DOB: 1818 DOD: unknown Born in Birmingham. Had 10 siblings. Worked at a tinman’s shop, soldering the handles of lanterns. Worked at the Foundry for 13 years as a mechanic alongside his father. Worked as a school teacher, then a public speaker. He worked in secretarial work and journalism. Three times a Parliamentary candidate. Interested in radical political movements. Devoted his life to public campaigning. The autobiography focuses on what the work of a mechanic consists of. The autobiography also mentions the author’s interest in politics. The autobiography is typed-written. Politics, Campaigning, Work, Mechanic, Workhouse, Workshop 1892