George Doughty

George Henry Doughty (17 May 1911 – 25 July 1998) was a British trade union leader.

Early life and career Born in Birmingham to parents George Doughty (1884) and Selina Francis Ellis (1890), Doughty was educated at Brookfields School, Handsworth Technical School and Aston Technical College. He left school at the age of sixteen and joined the General Electric Company, where he trained as a draughtsman, and joined the Association of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen (AESD).

Prominent positions in the Trade Unions Doughty became prominent in the AESD through his contributions at its annual conference, in particular in convincing the union to campaign for a national minimum wage for under 25-year-olds in the field. In 1946, Doughty began working full-time for the union as a divisional officer, and in 1952 he was elected as its general secretary, defeating the sitting assistant general secretary.

Doughty joined the Central Arbitration Committee in 1976 and he served as the industrial relations adviser for SIAD from 1977 until 1988, when he retired completely.

Personal life Doughty married Mildred Dawson in 1941 and they later had 2 sons, Royston and Peter.

In 1979 he wrote a short book called Inventions and How to Patent Them.