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| rdfs:comment | - William Henry Girling (1872-1 October 1958) was a Labour Party politician in the Shoreditch area. Girling began work as a Post Office messenger boy. By the age of 18 he was involved in union activities as a strike organiser. He was later employed as an Inspector of Shops by the London County Council. In 1906 he was elected to Shoreditch Borough Council, and remained a member until his death. in 1919 he became first Labour mayor of the borough. He held the office four times: his wife Henrietta was Shoreditch's first female mayor in 1930. Mentioned here [1].
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| abstract | - William Henry Girling (1872-1 October 1958) was a Labour Party politician in the Shoreditch area. Girling began work as a Post Office messenger boy. By the age of 18 he was involved in union activities as a strike organiser. He was later employed as an Inspector of Shops by the London County Council. In 1906 he was elected to Shoreditch Borough Council, and remained a member until his death. in 1919 he became first Labour mayor of the borough. He held the office four times: his wife Henrietta was Shoreditch's first female mayor in 1930. From 1948-1953 he was Chairman of the Metropolitan Water Board. A reservoir at South Chingford was named after him. Mentioned here [1].
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