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Jan 01, 1902 Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom Died on 05 Apr 1978 (aged 76)
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- Harry Douglass, Baron Douglass of Cleveland (1 January 1902 – 5 April 1978) was a British trade unionist. Born in Middlesbrough, England, Douglass entered work at the age of 13, becoming a steel melter.
- He immediately joined the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, and became a member of its executive council in 1933.
- Two years later, he was appointed as a full-time organiser for the union, then rose to become Assistant General Secretary in 1945 and finally General Secretary in 1953, serving until 1967.
- He was also President of the International Metal Workers' Federation.Douglass also chaired the British Productivity Council, and served as the President of the Trades Union Congress in 1967.
- On retirement, he was given a life peerage.
