Bert Lisle
British Trade Union Leader
About Bert Lisle
Lived 1907 – 1991 (aged 83–84).
Herbert Lisle (19 October 1907 – 3 September 1991) was a British trade union leader.
Born in Oldham, Lisle attended Clarkesfield Council School, and then Waterloo Higher Standard Centre. He left when he was fourteen, and began an apprenticeship as a watchmaker, but left after six months and began working in a cotton mill, training as a weaver. He attended evening classes to try to move into management, but was unable to find a position.
Lisle joined the Oldham Weavers' Association, and served as a collector for the union. In 1934, he became a full-time organiser for the union, then in 1937 the union's Middleton District Officer. He was also elected to Middleton Town Council, representing the Labour Party.
In 1964, he was elected to Staffordshire County Council, serving until 1967. He retired in 1983.
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British Trade Union Leader
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Bert Lisle was born in 1907.
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Bert Lisle died in 1991.
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