Harry Douglass, Baron Douglass of Cleveland (1 January 1902 – 5 April 1978) was a British
trade unionist.
Born in
Middlesbrough, England, Douglass entered work at the age of 13, becoming a steel melter. He immediately joined the
Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, and became a member of its executive council in 1933. Two years later, he was appointed as a full-time organiser for the union, then rose to become Assistant General Secretary in 1945 and finally General Secretary in 1953,
[Sir Harry Douglass,]
Manpower Utilisation
, British Automation Conference 1965, Discussion Group A2 serving until 1967. He was also President of the
International Metal Workers' Federation
The International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) was a global union federation of metalworkers' trade unions, founded in Zürich, Switzerland in August 1893. the IMF had more than 200 member organisations in 100 countries, representing a combi ...
.
Douglass also chaired the
British Productivity Council,
and served as the
President of the Trades Union Congress The President of the Trades Union Congress is a prominent but largely honorary position in British trade unionism.
History
Initially, the post of president was elected at the annual Trades Union Congress (TUC) itself, and would serve just for the d ...
in 1967. On retirement he was created a
life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers. In modern times, life peerages, always created at the rank of baron, are created under the Life Peerages ...
on 22 September 1967, taking the title Baron Douglass of Cleveland, ''of
Cleveland in the
County of York''.
['' Dod's Parliamentary Companion'', Vol.146 (1978), p.92]
References
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1902 births
1978 deaths
General Secretaries of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation
Life peers
Life peers created by Elizabeth II
Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress
People from Middlesbrough
Presidents of the Trades Union Congress