William H. Andrews (unionist)

William Henry Andrews
Bill Andrews
General Secretary of the Communist Party of South Africa
In office 1921–1925
Chairman of the Communist Party of South Africa
In office 1939–1950
Personal details
Born	(1870-04-20)20 April 1870 Leiston, Suffolk, England, UK
Died	25 December 1950(1950-12-25) (aged 80) Rondebosch, Cape Town
Political party	CPSA
Other political affiliations	SALP (1910–1915) ISL (1915–1921)

William Henry Andrews (20 April 1870 – 26 December 1950) was the first chairman of the South African Labour Party (SALP) and the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of South Africa.^[1] He was also active in the formation of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union.