Lawther retired from his trade union posts in 1954, and died in 1976 aged 86.[1] Since his death, declassified archives have shown that Will Lawther had covertly been working with a secret Cold War propaganda department attached to the British Foreign Office called the Information Research Department, and was paid by the British government to promote anti-communist material.[2]
Referencesedit
^ abcdStenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 204. ISBN0855273259.
^Defty, Andrew (2005). Britain, America and Anti-Communist Propaganda 1945-1953: The Information Research Department. eBook version: Routledge. p. 87.
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Will Lawther
will, lawther, william, lawther, 1889, february, 1976, politician, trade, union, leader, united, kingdom, lawtherborn, choppington, northumberland, lawther, educated, choppington, colliery, school, then, became, coal, miner, became, active, northumberland, min. Sir William Lawther 20 May 1889 1 February 1976 was a politician and trade union leader in the United Kingdom LawtherBorn in Choppington in Northumberland Lawther was educated at Choppington Colliery School then became a coal miner He became active in the Northumberland Miners Association which funded him to study at the Central Labour College 1 Lawther was active in the Labour Party standing unsuccessfully for the party in South Shields at the 1922 1923 and 1924 United Kingdom general elections From 1925 to 1929 he served on Durham County Council At the 1929 United Kingdom general election he switched to contest Barnard Castle winning the seat though he was defeated in 1931 1 Out of Parliament Lawther returned to trade unionism He was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress TUC in 1935 and as President of the Miners Federation of Great Britain MFGB in 1939 The MFGB became the National Union of Mineworkers with Lawther remaining president In 1949 he was President of the TUC and later that year he was knighted 1 Lawther retired from his trade union posts in 1954 and died in 1976 aged 86 1 Since his death declassified archives have shown that Will Lawther had covertly been working with a secret Cold War propaganda department attached to the British Foreign Office called the Information Research Department and was paid by the British government to promote anti communist material 2 References edit a b c d Stenton Michael Lees Stephen 1979 Who s Who of British Members of Parliament Vol III Brighton Harvester Press p 204 ISBN 0855273259 Defty Andrew 2005 Britain America and Anti Communist Propaganda 1945 1953 The Information Research Department eBook version Routledge p 87 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Will Lawther Portraits of William Lawther photographs at the National Portrait Gallery London nbsp Lawther Sir William 1889 1976 Knight Politician and Trade Unionist nationalarchives gov uk Newspaper clippings about Will Lawther in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBWParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byCuthbert Headlam Member of Parliament for Barnard Castle1929 1931 Succeeded byCuthbert HeadlamTrade union officesPreceded byS O Davies Vice President of the Miners Federation of Great Britain MFGB 1934 1939 Succeeded byJim BowmanPreceded byJoseph Jones President of the Miners Federation of Great Britain MFGB 1939 1945 Succeeded byPosition abolishedPreceded byNew position President of the National Union of Mineworkers NUM 1945 1954 Succeeded byErnest JonesPreceded byEbby Edwards Secretary of the Miners International Federation1947 1957 Succeeded byErnest JonesPreceded byFlorence Hancock President of the Trades Union Congress1949 Succeeded byHerbert BullockPreceded byLincoln Evans and Tom Williamson Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour1950 With Florence Hancock Succeeded byJim Kelly and Tom Yates 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 Will Lawther amp oldid 1138402431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
