Claude Bartlett (1897–1 April 1972) was a

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leader. Bartlett worked in

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s and joined the

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in 1919. He became President of the union in 1927, which in 1931 was renamed the "

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", all the while remaining a hospital employee.''Report of 104th Annual Trades Union Congress'', p.310 He chaired the conference which saw the union merge with others to form the

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, and was also elected as president of the new union.Frank Lynch,
Claude Bartlett – COHSE President
, COHSE, 1972 In 1948, Bartlett was elected to the General Council of the

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, and in 1960, he became

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, the first holder of that post in many years to remain in non-trade union employment. He was appointed a

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in 1960,Supplement to the London Gazette
, 1 January 1960, p.10 and retired in 1962.Gregory S. Donges, ''Policymaking for the Mentally Handicapped'', p.33 Following his retirement, Bartlett lived in

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, where he served as a parish councillor.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bartlett, Claude 1897 births 1972 deaths British trade unionists Councillors in Devon People from Ivybridge Presidents of the Trades Union Congress