Tom Williamson, Baron Williamson
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Thomas Williamson, Baron Williamson, CBE (2 September 1897 – 27 February 1983) was a trade unionist and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was General Secretary of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers from 1946 to 1961, and President of the Trades Union Congress from 1957 to 1958.
At the 1945 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for the Brigg constituency in Lincolnshire. He resigned his seat in 1948, and the resulting by-election was won by Labour's Lance Mallalieu.
Williamson was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1950,[1] and was knighted in 1956.[2]
Williamson was created a life peer on 15 May 1962, with the title Baron Williamson, of Ecccleston in the Borough of St. Helens in the County Palatine of Lancaster.[3]
He died in 1983, aged 85.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 38929. p. 2786. 8 June 1950.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 40829. pp. 4075–4076. 13 July 1956.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 42675. p. 3943. 15 May 1962.
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- ThePeerage.com: Thomas Williamson, Baron Williamson
- United Kingdom peerage creations since 1801
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tom Williamson
- Portraits of Thomas Williamson, Baron Williamson at the National Portrait Gallery, London
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Brigg 1945–1948 |
Succeeded by Lance Mallalieu |
Trade union offices | ||
Preceded by | General Secretary of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers 1946 - 61 |
Succeeded by Jack Cooper |
Preceded by
Herbert Bullock and William Harold Hutchinson
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Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour 1949 With: Lincoln Evans |
Succeeded by Florence Hancock and Will Lawther |
Preceded by | President of the Trades Union Congress 1957 - 58 |
Succeeded by Tom Yates |
Preceded by | Trades Union Congress representative to the AFL-CIO 1960 With: Robert Willis |
Succeeded by J. L. Simons and J. H. Southall |
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