Bill Wainwright
William Wainwright (24 November 1908 – 27 October 2000) was a
communist
activist.
Wainwright was born in 1908. He grew up in
anti-fascist in the 1930s, protecting communist meetings from attacks and heckling the leader of the British Union of Fascists, Oswald Mosley.[1]
In the late 1930s, Wainwright was the national organiser for the
Morning Star as science editor, and served as Assistant General Secretary of the party from 1956 until 1959.[1]
Wainwright retired from the CPGB's executive committee in 1975. In 1985, he was dropped as science editor from the Morning Star amid factional struggles, but was reinstated after protests.Democratic Left.[1]
Wainwright died on 27 October 2000, aged 91.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Bill Wainwright", The Guardian, 16 November 2000
- ^ "William Wainwright papers", Communist Party of Great Britain Archive
