ists ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁He ats ▁ ▁Sem if inals ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : A th let ics ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Summer ▁Univers ia de ▁ 1 9 9 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁Arthur ▁Wh iting ▁( 1 8 7 8 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁politician . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Burn ham - on - Cr ouch , ▁in ▁Es sex , ▁Wh iting ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁to ▁South end - on - Se a ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁three ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twelve , ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁brick maker ▁in ▁the ▁summer , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁labour er ▁in ▁the ▁winter . ▁ ▁Six ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁B ark ing ▁and ▁found ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Beck ton ▁Gas ▁Works , ▁where ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁Gas ▁Work ers ▁and ▁General ▁Labour ers , ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁union ▁as ▁a ▁full - time ▁organ iser ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁Will ▁Thor ne , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁union , ▁Wh iting ▁joined ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Federation ▁in ▁his ▁youth , ▁and ▁then ▁its ▁successor , ▁the ▁British ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁( B SP ). ▁ ▁He ▁first ▁won ▁election ▁to ▁B ark ing ▁Urban ▁District ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁minor ity ▁in ▁the ▁B SP ▁who ▁supported ▁World