Cliff Comer
British trade unionist
About Cliff Comer
Lived 1894 – 1978 (aged 83–84).
Clifford Frank Comer (22 April 1896 – 22 September 1978) was a British trade unionist.
Born in Weston-super-Mare, Comer began working as a mental health nurse at Wells Hospital. He joined the Mental Hospital and Institutional Workers' Union (MHIWU), and was a branch secretary by the mid-1920s.
In 1932, Comer began working full-time for the union as its first national organiser, based in Manchester. He was transferred to London as Southern Organiser in 1938, replacing Stanley Morgan. In 1948, he was elected as general secretary of the union, serving until 1953. He resigned, claiming it was for "purely personal" reasons, although Mick Carpenter claims that he was frustrated by conflicts within the union and its failure to grow as expected.
Comer was a supporter of the Labour Party, which he represented as a member of Somerset County Council.
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Who was Cliff Comer?
British trade unionist (1896–1978)
When was Cliff Comer born?
Cliff Comer was born in 1894.
When did Cliff Comer die?
Cliff Comer died on 22 January 1978.
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