Callighan was born in Jarrow, County Durham.[3] He worked in a foundry, joining the Cleveland Blastfurnacemen's Association. He also joined the Labour Party, and was elected to Jarrow Town Council in 1911.[4]
In 1913, Callighan served as chairman of the Cleveland Blastfurnacemen. In 1919, he moved to Cumberland to become full-time secretary of the Cumberland and Lancashire Blastfurnacemen's Association, and in 1921, he was elected to Cumberland County Council.[4]
ambrose, callighan, april, 1883, march, 1955, british, trade, unionist, callighan, born, jarrow, county, durham, worked, foundry, joining, cleveland, blastfurnacemen, association, also, joined, labour, party, elected, jarrow, town, council, 1911, 1913, calligh. Ambrose Callighan CBE 12 April 1883 1 2 15 March 1955 was a British trade unionist Callighan was born in Jarrow County Durham 3 He worked in a foundry joining the Cleveland Blastfurnacemen s Association He also joined the Labour Party and was elected to Jarrow Town Council in 1911 4 In 1913 Callighan served as chairman of the Cleveland Blastfurnacemen In 1919 he moved to Cumberland to become full time secretary of the Cumberland and Lancashire Blastfurnacemen s Association and in 1921 he was elected to Cumberland County Council 4 The Cumberland and Lancashire Blastfurnacemen were affiliated to the National Union of Blastfurnacemen Ore Miners Coke Workers and Kindred Trades NUB and Callighan was elected as its president in 1939 Later in the year the post of general secretary of the NUB became available and Callighan was elected In 1945 he was additionally elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress He joined the Iron and Steel Board in 1946 and retired from all his posts two years later 4 Callighan was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 1948 Birthday Honours 5 References edit England Select Births and Christenings 1538 1975 1939 England and Wales Register 1911 England Census a b c Trades Union Congress Obituary Ambrose Callighan Annual Report of the 1955 Trades Union Congress p 309 No 38311 The London Gazette 10 June 1948 p 3374 Trade union officesPreceded byHenry Nixon General President of the National Union of Blastfurnacemen1939 Succeeded byHarry FrancePreceded byThomas McKenna General Secretary of the National Union of Blastfurnacemen1939 1948 Succeeded byJack OwenPreceded byJohn Brown and William Kean Iron Steel and Minor Metal Trades representative on the General Council of the TUC1945 1948 With Lincoln Evans Succeeded byLincoln Evans and Jack Owen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ambrose Callighan amp oldid 1157274049, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
