Vincent Tewson

Sir
Vincent Tewson
Born
Harold Vincent Tewson

(1898-02-04)4 February 1898
Died2 May 1981(1981-05-02) (aged 83)
OccupationTrade unionist
Years active1912–1960
Employer(s)Amalgamated Society of Dyers
Trades Union Congress
TitleGeneral Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
Term1946–1960
PredecessorWalter Citrine
SuccessorGeorge Woodcock
Board member ofInternational Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Independent Television Authority
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1917–1919
RankLieutenant
UnitWest Yorkshire Regiment
Battles / warsWorld War I
 • Western Front
AwardsMilitary Cross

Sir Harold Vincent Tewson CBE MC (4 February 1898 – 1 May 1981) was an English trade unionist who served as General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) from 1946 to 1960.[1]

  1. ^ "Sir Vincent Tewson". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.