Tom Hollywood
British trade unionist
About Tom Hollywood
Lived 1902 – 1957 (aged 54–55).
Tom Hollywood (1902 – 7 November 1957) was a British trade unionist.
Born in Barrow-in-Furness, Hollywood became a cleaner at the Glasgow St Rollox railway depot in 1916, then became an engine driver. He joined the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), and by the age of eighteen was branch chair. In 1924, Hollywood left ASLEF and joined the rival National Union of Railwaymen (NUR). He served on its executive committee for two separate periods of three years. In 1956, he was elected as President of the NUR.
Hollywood was a supporter of the Labour Party. From 1943, he served on the executive of the Scottish Labour Party, and he chaired Scottish Labour in 1952. In 1957, he was elected to the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party.
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Who was Tom Hollywood?
British trade unionist
When was Tom Hollywood born?
Tom Hollywood was born in 1902.
When did Tom Hollywood die?
Tom Hollywood died on 7 November 1957.
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