Thomas Barron

Thomas Barron (8 April 1873 – 22 November 1943) was a Scottish trade unionist and political activist.

Born in Galloway, Scotland, Barron moved to Glasgow when he was fourteen, to undertake an apprenticeship as a joiner. As soon as his apprenticeship was complete, he joined the Associated Carpenters and Joiners of Scotland (AC&JS) union. He was soon elected to the committee of its Glasgow North branch, later serving as treasurer, then chair. He was also elected to the United Trades Committee, which brought together the AC&JS with the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (ASC&J).

In 1905, the headquarters of the union moved to Glasgow, as its constitution required it to do, periodically. Barron was elected to its executive committee and served as the union's chair from 1908. In 1911, it merged into the ASC&J, and Barron became the first treasurer of its Glasgow district and then its secretary until 1917. The union then became part of the new Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers. Barron was elected to the union's National Executive Committee, representing Scotland; he was chair of the union from 1922.