About Joseph O'Hagan
Lived 1900 – 1978 (aged 78). Joseph O'Hagan was a trade unionist.
Joseph O'Hagan (18 March 1900 – 22 December 1978), often known as Joe O'Hagan, was a British trade union leader.
Born in Workington, O'Hagan started work at the age of fourteen for the United Steel Companies, and immediately joined the National Federation of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners and Kindred Trades (NUB). He was successful, becoming a blastfurnace keeper before he took up full-time union work in 1939.
O'Hagan took on a succession of roles in the union, becoming General President in 1948,
After leaving his union duties, O'Hagan served as a director of British Steel Corporation's General Steels section until his final retirement in 1971.
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Who was Joseph O'Hagan?
British trade unionist (1900-1978)
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Joseph O'Hagan was born on 18 March 1900.
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Joseph O'Hagan died on 22 December 1978.
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Joseph O'Hagan was a trade unionist.
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