Sir Thomas O'Brien[1] (17 August 1900 – 5 May 1970) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was also a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1959.
He was elected at the 1945 general election as the MP for Nottingham West, and after that constituency's abolition in boundary changes, he was re-elected at the 1950 general election for the new Nottingham North West seat. That constituency was in turn abolished for the 1955 general election, and that is when he was returned to the House of Commons for the re-established Nottingham West seat.
O'Brien was General Secretary of the National Association of Theatrical and Kine Employees from 1932 until his death, and a member of the TUC's International Committee.[2]
Quotations
- "[Britons] would rather take the risk of civilizing communism than being kicked around by the unlettered pot-bellied money magnates of the United States" (quoted by The New York Times, 23 August 1949, p. 4.[3]
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tom O'Brien
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arthur Hayday | Member of Parliament for Nottingham West 1945–1950 | Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Nottingham North West 1950–1955 | Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Nottingham West 1955–1959 | Succeeded by Sir Peter Tapsell |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded by Hugh Roberts | General Secretary of the National Association of Theatrical and Kine Employees 1932–1970 | Succeeded by Robert Keenan |
| Preceded by John Brown and Arthur Horner | Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour 1946 With: Sam Watson | Succeeded by Arthur Deakin and Robert Openshaw |
| Preceded by Arthur Deakin | President of the Trades Union Congress 1953 | Succeeded by Jack Tanner |
| Preceded by Luke Fawcett | Chairman of the Trades Councils' Joint Consultative Committee 1953 – 1970 | Succeeded by George H. Lowthian? |