William Thomasson (trade unionist)
William Thomasson trade unionist.
Thomasson was born in
Amalgamated Association of Card and Blowing Room Operatives.[4] From 1924, he also served as president of the United Textile Factory Workers' Association.[5] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1935 Birthday Honours.[6]
By 1935, Thomasson was in poor health, and resigned from all his trade union positions.[4] He died in March 1940.[7]
References
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ 1871 England Census
- ^ Manchester Guardian, 30 April 1935
- Manchester Guardian, 3 May 1935
- ^ "No. 34166". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1935. p. 3606.
- Manchester Guardian, 20 March 1940