| 词条 | George Middleton (trade unionist) |
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George Walker Middleton (4 April 1898 – 8 August 1971) was a Scottish trade union leader. Middleton grew up in Glasgow and attended Keppochhill School before becoming active in the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers.[1] He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), becoming the party's Glasgow District Organiser,[2] and stood unsuccessfully in Glasgow St Rollox at the 1929 general election. That year, he was a key leader of the Glasgow Hunger March.[3] Middleton served as secretary of the Glasgow Trades Council from 1942 until 1949,[3] then in 1949 was elected as General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), serving until 1963. In retirement, he chaired the Herring Industry Board and served as vice-chair of the Economic Planning Council for Scotland.[1] In 1953, Middleton was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[1] References1. ^1 2 "MIDDLETON, George Walker", Who Was Who {{s-start}}{{s-npo|union}}{{succession box|title=Secretary of the Glasgow Trades and Labour Council|years=1942 – 1949|before=Arthur Brady|after=J. C. Hill}}{{succession box2. ^Nigel West, Mask: MI5's Penetration of the Communist Party of Great Britain, p.10 3. ^1 Ian MacDougall, Voices from Work and Home, p.509 | title = General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress | years = 1949 – 1963 | before = Charles Murdoch | after = James Jack }}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Middleton, George}} 5 : 1898 births|1971 deaths|Communist Party of Great Britain members|General Secretaries of the Scottish Trades Union Congress|People from Glasgow |
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