Summary: <p>On 27 July 1877, John Frost - Chartist leader and the man who, more than anyone else, reflected the desire of the Welsh working classes to obtain universal manhood suffrage - died quietly at his home in Bristol. It had been a wild, troubled and often dangerous life.</p> <p>Establishing himself as a prominent Chartist, he was elected in 1835 as a town councillor for Newport and appointed as a magistrate. He also became an Improvement Commissioner & Poor Law Guardian and the following year became Mayor of Newport but his strong political leanings meant that he had to stand down.</p> <p>On 3–4 November 1839 John Frost, together with William Jones and Zephaniah Williams, led a Chartist march on the Westgate Inn in Newport. What happened next was a mixture of bad luck and unfortunate timing which led to the biggest change in John Frost's life, but not his determination to help others.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>THIS PODCAST</strong></p> <p>This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment.</p> <p>So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>CONTACT ME…</strong></p> <p>Email: info@backtracker.co.uk</p> <p>Facebook: @BackTrackerUK</p> <p>Instagram: @backtrackeruk</p> <p>Twitter: @BackTrackerUK</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>SOURCES</strong></p> <p><strong>The Charter</strong>- 10 March 1839</p> <p><strong>The Chartist Movement </strong>by Mark Hovell, M.A (2nd Lieutenant, The Sherwood Foresters, and lecturer in Military History in the University) 1918</p> <p><strong>Monmouthshire Merlin</strong> 21st March 1840</p> <p><strong>The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth</strong>…16th August 1856</p> <p><a href="http://richardjohnbr.blogspot.com/2007/08/chartist-lives-john-frost.html">http://richardjohnbr.blogspot.com/2007/08/chartist-lives-john-frost.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.peoplescollection.wales/content/john-frost-chartist-leader">https://www.peoplescollection.wales/content/john-frost-chartist-leader</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.chartistancestors.co.uk/john-frost-1784-1877/">http://www.chartistancestors.co.uk/john-frost-1784-1877/</a></p>
