Sir William Joseph Connor (born 21 May 1941), usually referred to as Bill Connor, is a former British trade unionist, Labour politician and General Secretary of

USDAW The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) is a trade union in the United Kingdom, consisting of around 360,000 members. Usdaw members work in a variety of occupations and industries including: shopworkers, factory and warehouse wo ...

Bill Connor was a former leader of the Labour group on West Lancashire Council. In 1997 he was elected General Secretary of USDAW, a position he retained until he retired in 2004. He received a

knighthood A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Gr ...

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2003 New Year Honours The 2003 New Year's Honours List is one of the annual New Year Honours, a part of the British monarch's honours system, where 1 January is marked by naming new members of orders of chivalry and recipients of other official honours. A number of ot ...

Knights bachelor - full list BBC news website 31 Dec 2002
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Living people General Secretaries of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers Knights Bachelor 1941 births Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress {{UK-politician-stub