Alfred Roberts (trade unionist)
Alfred Roberts (30 November 1897 – 18 November 1963) was a
trade unionist
.
Roberts was born in
National Association of Card, Blowing and Ring Room Operatives (Cardroom Amalgamation), and by the age of thirty was the union's Preston secretary.[1]
In 1935, Roberts was elected as General Secretary of the Cardroom Amalgamation. In 1948, he was appointed to the
CBE, an honorary master's degree by the University of Manchester, and was knighted in 1955. He was a vice-chairman of the International Labour Organization from 1954 until 1960, while, in 1956, he joined the board of directors of the Bank of England.[2]
Roberts retired from his general secretaryship in 1962, but he continued to acquire new positions on committees, including becoming a governor of the
Commonwealth Institute and a member of the Nationalised Industries Advisory Committee. However, he died in 1963.[2]