Sir Thomas O'Brien[1] (17 August 1900 – 5 May 1970) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was also a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1959.
"[Britons] would rather take the risk of civilizing communism than being kicked around by the unlettered pot-bellied money magnates of the United States" (quoted by The New York Times, 23 August 1949, p. 4.[4]
brien, trade, unionist, thomas, brien, august, 1900, 1970, british, trade, unionist, labour, party, politician, also, member, parliament, from, 1945, 1959, brien, worked, stage, electrician, 1932, replaced, hugh, roberts, general, secretary, national, associat. Sir Thomas O Brien 1 17 August 1900 5 May 1970 was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician He was also a Member of Parliament MP from 1945 to 1959 O Brien worked as a stage electrician In 1932 he replaced Hugh Roberts as General Secretary of the National Association of Theatrical and Kine Employees 2 He held the post until his death and was a member of the TUC s International Committee 3 He was elected at the 1945 general election as the MP for Nottingham West and after that constituency s abolition in boundary changes he was re elected at the 1950 general election for the new Nottingham North West seat That constituency was in turn abolished for the 1955 general election and that is when he was returned to the House of Commons for the re established Nottingham West seat Quotations edit Britons would rather take the risk of civilizing communism than being kicked around by the unlettered pot bellied money magnates of the United States quoted by The New York Times 23 August 1949 p 4 4 References edit Issue 37238 The London Gazette Low Rachael 26 March 2020 The History of British Film Volume 7 Film Making in 1930 s Britain Routledge p 31 ISBN 978 1 136 20696 2 Lobster magazine issue 19 Retrieved 14 May 2023 Tom O Brien 1900 Collection at Bartleby com 25 June 2022 Retrieved 14 May 2023 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Tom O BrienParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byArthur Hayday Member of Parliament for Nottingham West1945 1950 Constituency abolishedNew constituency Member of Parliament for Nottingham North West1950 1955 Constituency abolishedNew constituency Member of Parliament for Nottingham West1955 1959 Succeeded bySir Peter TapsellTrade union officesPreceded byHugh Roberts General Secretary of the National Association of Theatrical and Kine Employees1932 1970 Succeeded byRobert KeenanPreceded byJohn Brown and Arthur Horner Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour1946 With Sam Watson Succeeded byArthur Deakin and Robert OpenshawPreceded byArthur Deakin President of the Trades Union Congress1953 Succeeded byJack TannerPreceded byLuke Fawcett Chairman of the Trades Councils Joint Consultative Committee1953 1970 Succeeded byGeorge H Lowthian nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Labour Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom MP representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article about a trade unionist in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom O 27Brien trade unionist amp oldid 1163167284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,