Mark Hodgson
Sir Mark Hodgson, OBE (19 November 1880 – 17 October 1967) was a British trade union leader.
Born in
United Society of Boilermakers and Iron and Steel Shipbuilders, and in 1913 became the Tyne and Wear delegate on the union's executive council. From 1923 to 1936, he served as the union's chairman, then was elected as its general secretary.[1]
While general secretary, Hodgson negotiated on behalf of members during
knighthood. He stood down as secretary in 1948, taking a job as chairman of the Northern Regional Board for Industry, serving in this role until 1965.[1]
References
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography