Samuel Maddox (died 1979) was a

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trade unionist. Maddox worked as a baker, and joined the

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(BFAWU). In 1967, he won election to the union's executive council, but the following year he instead began working full-time for the union as a district organiser. In 1975, Maddox was elected as general secretary of the union, serving until his death in 1979.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maddox, Samuel Year of birth missing 1979 deaths General secretaries of British trade unions