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Harney , George Julian , 1817-1897 , Chartist and journalist x Harney , Julian
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George Julian Harney was born into a poor family in Deptford, Kent in 1817. He was heavily involved in Chartism and working class politics from early adulthood. He began writing for the Northern Star in c 1841, becoming sub-editor in 1843 and editor in 1845. Harney left Britain in 1838, moving first to Jersey and then to Boston, Massachusetts, but returned in 1888 for the last 9 years of his life.