Carey Hargreaves

Carey Hargreaves (died 11 October 1954) was a British trade unionist.

Born in Burnley, Hargreaves grew up in Barrowford. He worked as a cotton weaver and became active in the Nelson Weavers' Association (NWA), serving on its committee for a few years before becoming its assistant general secretary in 1912.

During World War I, Hargreaves served in the British Army, but he returned to Nelson and his trade union activities after the war, and was elected as general secretary of the NWA in 1928. Immediately after his election, the union was involved in a major dispute over fines and the sacking of its vice-president by his employer. Although the union gained little from the dispute, Hargreaves was considered to have handled it well. and devoted his remaining years to the Nelson Excelsior Glee Committee, where he indulged his love of music.