Walter Lee (trade unionist)
Walter N. Lee (1904 – 16 February 1967) was a British trade union leader.
Lee began working in a cotton spinning room at the age of twelve. He joined the Oldham Operative Cotton Spinners' Association, eventually becoming its assistant secretary, then, in 1953, its general secretary.[1]
The Oldham Spinners were affiliated to the Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners, and in 1960 Lee was additionally elected as its president. This was followed, in 1965, by his election as general secretary of the Spinners' Union.[2][3]
Lee was also active in the Labour Party, and from 1959 served as an elected auditor of the party's accounts.[2] He also served on the Textile Council, as a magistrate, and on the Oldham Health Executive Committee.[1]
References
- "Obituary: Walter N. Lee". Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress: 437. 1967.
- "Deaths: Walter Lee". Annual Report of the Labour Party Conference. 66: 32. 1967.
- Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria; Smethurst, John B. (1994). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. 4. Farnham: Ashgate. ISBN 9780859679008.
| Trade union offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Albert Knowles |
General Secretary of the Oldham Operative Cotton Spinners' Association 1953–1967 |
Succeeded by Frederick Mayall |
| Preceded by James W. Whitworth |
President of the Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners 1960–1965 |
Succeeded by Joseph Richardson |
| Preceded by James W. Whitworth |
General Secretary of the Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners 1965–1967 |
Succeeded by Joseph Richardson |