About George Middleton
Lived 1898 – 1971 (aged 73). George Middleton was a trade unionist.
George Walker Middleton CBE (4 April 1898 – 8 August 1971) was a Scottish trade union leader.
Middleton grew up in Glasgow and attended Keppochhill School before becoming active in the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers. He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), becoming the party's Glasgow District Organiser, and stood unsuccessfully in Glasgow St Rollox at the 1929 general election. That year, he was a key leader of the Glasgow Hunger March.
Middleton served as secretary of the Glasgow Trades Council from 1942 until 1949,
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Who was George Middleton?
General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (1898–1971)
When was George Middleton born?
George Middleton was born on 4 April 1898.
When did George Middleton die?
George Middleton died on 8 August 1971.
What was George Middleton's occupation?
George Middleton was a trade unionist.
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