William Wood (18 February 1873 – 3 March 1956) was a British trade union leader.
Wood was born in Bolton, Lancashire. He left school at the age of 11, and began working half-time at a cotton mill. He joined the Bolton and District Operative Cotton Spinners' Provincial Association, and began working for the union in 1905. In 1914, he became its assistant secretary, then its secretary in 1920.
Wood became a magistrate in 1923, and was also involved with the Trustee Savings Bank, and sat on the executive of the United Textile Factory Workers Association.
In 1926, Wood was elected as vice-chairman of the Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners, to which the Bolton Spinners were affiliated. In 1936, he became its president, and was also elected for two years to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress. However, in 1940, he was suffering with poor health, and decided to retire.
References
- 1939 England and Wales Register
- 1911 England Census
- ^ "Obituary: William Wood", Annual Report of the 1956 Trades Union Congress, p.313
| Trade union offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byPeter Bullough | General Secretary of the Bolton and District Operative Cotton Spinners' Provincial Association 1920–1940 |
Succeeded byCharles Schofield |
| Preceded byFred Birchenough | President of the Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners 1936 – 1940 |
Succeeded byAlbert Knowles |
| Preceded byHenry Boothman and James Hindle | Cotton Group member of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress 1936 – 1938 With: James Hindle (1936 – 1937) James Bell (1937 – 1938) |
Succeeded byJames Bell and Robert C. Handley |