Tom O'Brien (trade unionist)

Sir Thomas O'Brien[1] (17 August 1900 – 5 May 1970) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was also a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1959.

O'Brien worked as a stage electrician. In 1932 he replaced Hugh Roberts as General Secretary of the National Association of Theatrical and Kine Employees.[2] He held the post until his death, and was a member of the TUC's International Committee.[3] He was elected at the 1945 general election as the MP for Nottingham West, and after that constituency's abolition in boundary changes, he was re-elected at the 1950 general election for the new Nottingham North West seat. That constituency was in turn abolished for the 1955 general election, and that is when he was returned to the House of Commons for the re-established Nottingham West seat.

Quotations

  • "[Britons] would rather take the risk of civilizing communism than being kicked around by the unlettered pot-bellied money magnates of the United States" (quoted by The New York Times, 23 August 1949, p. 4.[4]

References

  1. ^ Issue 37238 The London Gazette
  2. ^ Low, Rachael (26 March 2020). The History of British Film (Volume 7): Film Making in 1930's Britain. Routledge. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-136-20696-2.
  3. ^ "Lobster magazine, issue 19". Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Tom O'Brien (1900–)". Collection at Bartleby.com. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Nottingham West
1945–1950 		Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Nottingham North West
1950–1955 		Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Nottingham West
1955–1959 		Succeeded by
Trade union offices
Preceded by General Secretary of the National Association of Theatrical and Kine Employees
1932–1970 		Succeeded by
Robert Keenan
Preceded by Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour
1946
With: Sam Watson 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Trades Union Congress
1953 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Trades Councils' Joint Consultative Committee
1953 – 1970 		Succeeded by


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