President of the Trades Union Congress
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The President of the Trades Union Congress is a prominent but largely honorary position in British trade unionism.
The President is elected at the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). They officially fill the office for the remainder of the year and then preside over the following year's conference.
[edit] List of Presidents
| Year | Name | Union |
|---|---|---|
| 1868 | William Henry Wood | Manchester and Salford Trades Council |
| 1869 | T. J. Wilkinson | Flint Glass Makers Friendly Society |
| 1871 | George Potter | London Working Men's Association |
| 1872 | W. H. Leatherland | Organised Trade Association |
| 1873 | W. Lishman | Leeds Trades Council |
| 1874 | William Rolley | Sheffield Federated Trades Council |
| 1875 | J. Fitzpatrick | Liverpool Trades Council |
| 1875 | J. Battersby | |
| 1876 | J. C. Laird | Newcastle Trades Council |
| 1877 | D. Merrick | Leicester Boot and Shoe Finishers |
| 1878 | G. F. Jones | Bristol Trades Council |
| 1879 | D. Gibson | Edinburgh and District Trades Council |
| 1880 | J. Murphy | |
| 1881 | Edwin Coulson | Operative Bricklayers' Society |
| 1882 | R. Austin | Amalagamated Society of Engineers |
| 1883 | T. Smith | National Union of Boot and Shoe Riveters |
| 1884 | J. C. Thompson | Aberdeen Trades Council |
| 1885 | T. R. Threlfall | Typographical Association |
| 1886 | Frederick Maddison | Typographical Association |
| 1887 | W. Bevan | Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners |
| 1888 | S. Shaftoe | |
| 1889 | R. D. B. Ritchie | Dundee Trades Council |
| 1890 | William Matkin | Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners |
| 1891 | Thomas Burt | Northumberland Miners Union |
| 1892 | John Hodge | British Steel Smelters Association |
| 1893 | S. Munro | Typographical Association |
| 1894 | Frank Delves | Amalagamated Society of Engineers |
| 1895 | John Jenkins | |
| 1896 | J. Mallison | Edinburgh Trades Council |
| 1897 | J. V. Stevens | Tinplate Workers Union |
| 1898 | James O'Grady | Amalgamated Union of Cabinet Makers |
| 1899 | W. J. Vernon | Typographical Association |
| 1900 | W. Pickles | National Amalgamated Society of House and Ship Painters |
| 1901 | C. W. Bowerman | London Society of Compositors |
| 1902 | W. C. Steadman | River Thames Barge Builders Trades Union |
| 1903 | W. Boyd Hornidge | National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives |
| 1904 | Richard Bell | Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants |
| 1905 | James Sexton | National Dock Labourers Union |
| 1906 | D. C. Cummings | United Society of Boilermakers |
| 1907 | Alfred Gill | Bolton Cotton Spinners Association |
| 1908 | David Shackleton | Textile Factory Workers Association |
| 1909 | David Shackleton | Textile Factory Workers Association |
| 1910 | James Haslam | Miners Federation of Great Britain |
| 1911 | William Mullin | Operative Cotton Spinners Association |
| 1912 | Will Thorne | National Union of Gas Workers and General Labourers |
| 1913 | W. J. Davis | Amalgamated Society of Brassworkers |
| 1915 | James Seddon | National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants, Warehousemen and Clerks |
| 1916 | Harry Gosling | National Transport Workers Federation |
| 1917 | John Hill | Boilermakers Society |
| 1918 | J. W. Ogden | Northern Counties Amalgamated Association of Weavers |
| 1919 | G. H. Stuart-Bunning | Postmen's Federation |
| 1920 | Jimmy Thomas | National Union of Railwaymen |
| 1921 | E. L. Poulton | National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives |
| 1922 | R. B. Walker | National Union of Agricultural Workers |
| 1923 | Joe Williams | Musicians Union |
| 1924 | Alf Purcell | Amalgamated Furnishing Trades Association |
| 1925 | Alonzo Swales | Amalgamated Engineering Union |
| 1926 | Arthur Pugh | Iron and Steel Trades Confederation |
| 1927 | George Hicks | Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers |
| 1928 | Ben Turner | General Union of Textile Workers |
| 1929 | Ben Tillett | Transport and General Workers Union |
| 1930 | J. Beard | Transport and General Workers Union |
| 1931 | Arthur Hayday | National Union of General and Municipal Workers |
| 1932 | John Bromley | Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen |
| 1933 | Alexander Walkden | Railway Clerks Association |
| 1934 | Andrew Conley | National Union of Tailor and Garment Workers |
| 1935 | William Kean | National Union of Gold, Silver and Allied Trades |
| 1936 | A. A. H. Findlay | United Patternmakers Association |
| 1937 | Ernest Bevin | Transport and General Workers Union |
| 1938 | H. H. Elvin | National Union of Clerks and Administrative Workers |
| 1939 | Joseph Hallsworth | Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers |
| 1940 | William Holmes | National Union of Agricultural Workers |
| 1941 | George Gibson | Mental Hospital and Institutional Workers Union |
| 1942 | Frank Wolstencroft | Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers |
| 1943 | Anne Loughlin | National Union of Tailor and Garment Workers |
| 1944 | Ebby Edwards | Miners Federation of Great Britain |
| 1945 | Ebby Edwards | National Union of Mineworkers |
| 1946 | Charles Dukes | National Union of General and Municipal Workers |
| 1947 | George W. Thompson | Association of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen |
| 1948 | Florence Hancock | Transport and General Workers Union |
| 1949 | Will Lawther | National Union of Mineworkers |
| 1950 | Herbert Bullock | National Union of General and Municipal Workers |
| 1951 | Alfred Roberts | National Association of Card, Blowing and Ring Room Operatives |
| 1952 | Arthur Deakin | Transport and General Workers Union |
| 1953 | Tom O'Brien | National Association of Theatrical and Kine Employees |
| 1954 | Jack Tanner | Amalgamated Engineering Union |
| 1955 | Charles Geddes | Union of Post Office Workers |
| 1956 | Wilfred Blackwell Beard | United Patternmakers Association |
| 1957 | Tom Williamson | National Union of General and Municipal Workers |
| 1958 | Tom Yates | National Union of Seamen |
| 1959 | Robert Willis | London Typographical Society |
| 1960 | Claude Bartlett | Confederation Of Health Service Employees |
| 1961 | Ted Hill | United Society of Boilermakers |
| 1962 | Anne Godwin | Clerical and Administrative Workers Union |
| 1963 | Frederick Hayday | National Union of General and Municipal Workers |
| 1964 | George H. Lowthian | Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers |
| 1965 | Harold Collison | National Union of Agricultural Workers |
| 1966 | Joseph O'Hagan | National Union of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners, Coke Workers and Kindred Trades |
| 1967 | Harry Douglass | Iron and Steel Trades Confederation |
| 1968 | Lord Wright | Amalgamated Weavers Union |
| 1969 | John E. Newton | National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers |
| 1970 | Sidney Greene | National Union of Railwaymen |
| 1971 | Jack Cooper | National Union of General and Municipal Workers |
| 1972 | George Smith | Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians |
| 1973 | Joseph Crawford | National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers |
| 1974 | Lord Allen | Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers |
| 1975 | C. M. Patterson | Transport and General Workers Union |
| 1976 | Cyril Plant | Inland Revenue Staff Federation |
| 1977 | C. M. Patterson | Transport and General Workers Union |
| 1978 | David Basnett | National Union of General and Municipal Workers |
| 1979 | Thomas Jackson | Union of Post Office Workers |
| 1980 | Terry Parry | Fire Brigades Union |
| 1981 | Alan Fisher | National Union of Public Employees |
| 1982 | Alan Sapper | Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians |
| 1983 | Frank Chapple | Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union |
| 1984 | Ray Buckton | Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen |
| 1985 | J. F. Eccles | General, Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trade Union |
| 1986 | Ken Gill | Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Staffs |
| 1987 | Fred Jarvis | National Union of Teachers |
| 1988 | Clive Jenkins | Manufacturing, Science and Finance |
| 1989 | Tony Christopher | Inland Revenue Staff Federation |
| 1990 | Ada Maddocks | National and Local Government Officers Association |
| 1991 | A. Smith | GMB Union |
| 1992 | Rodney Bickerstaffe | National Union of Public Employees |
| 1993 | Alan Tuffin | Union of Communication Workers |
| 1994 | Jimmy Knapp | National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers |
| 1995 | Leif Mills | Banking, Insurance and Finance Union |
| 1996 | Margaret Prosser | Transport and General Workers Union |
| 1997 | Tony Dubbins | Graphical, Paper and Media Union |
| 1998 | John Edmonds | GMB Union |
| 1999 | Hector Mackenzie | UNISON |
| 2000 | Rita Donaghy | UNISON |
| 2001 | Bill Morris | Transport and General Workers Union |
| 2002 | Tony Young | Communication Workers Union |
| 2003 | Nigel de Gruchy | National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers |
| 2004 | Roger Lyons | Amicus |
| 2005 | Jeannie Drake | Communication Workers Union |
| 2006 | Gloria Mills | UNISON |
| 2007 | Alison Shepherd | UNISON |
| 2008 | Dave Prentis | UNISON |
