Education
He worked for the Inland Revenue and briefly studied at the University of Cambridge.
founder treasurer Chartist leader
He worked for the Inland Revenue and briefly studied at the University of Cambridge.
Born in Redgrave, Suffolk, Burrows" father Amos was a former Chartist leader. In 1877, Burrows moved to London and joined the National Secular Society. He represented the group on the executive of the Law and Liberty League.
With Annie Besant, Burrows was a key organiser of the London matchgirls strike of 1888, and afterwards became the treasurer of the Union of Women Matchmakers.
Burrows stood for Parliament unsuccessfully in the Haggerston by-election, 1908, and again in Haggerston in 1910. Disillusioned by his poor performance and the SDF"s apparent commitment to militarism, he resigned from the organisation in 1911.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Burrows supported the Federation"s commitment to socialism in 1884, when it was renamed the Social Democratic Federation (SDF).
He also became a prominent member of South Place Ethical Society, the Rainbow Circle, the Theosophical Society, the International Arbitration and Peace Association and the International Arbitration League.