Henry James Bradley (9 November 1904 – 1 November 1991) ''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007'' was a British journalist and

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. Bradley was born in

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, Craven, Yorkshire. He began work as a journalist with the '' Craven Chronicle'', then moved to the ''

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'' in

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, where he remained for many years. He joined the

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(NUJ) in 1923, and gradually came to prominence in the union, being elected to its National Executive Committee in 1945, and then as the union's general secretary in 1952. Under Bradley's leadership, membership of the NUJ increased significantly; by his retirement in 1969, it had doubled to over 24,000. From 1964 to 1970, he also served as president of the

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. In 1969, Bradley was made an

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, Jim 1904 births 1991 deaths English journalists General Secretaries of the National Union of Journalists Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Craven District Presidents of the National Union of Journalists