Danny McGarvey
Sir Daniel McGarvey, CBE (16 September 1919 – 26 April 1977), known as Danny McGarvey, was a British trade unionist.
McGarvey was born in Clydebank and attended Our Holy Redeemer School, then St Patrick's High School, Dumbarton.[1] At the age of fifteen, he began working as an apprentice caulker.[2]
He became active in the United Society of Boilermakers and Iron and Steel Shipbuilders, being elected to its general council in 1951, and in 1954 to the executive council of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions. From 1958-65, he served on the National Executive Council of the Labour Party. In 1964, he was elected as General Secretary of the renamed Amalgamated Society of Boilermakers, Shipwrights, Blacksmiths and Structural Workers.[1]
In 1965, he was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), and he became the President of the TUC in 1976, but died the following April, before completing his term.[1][3]
References
- "McGARVEY, Sir Daniel", Who Was Who
- Robert Taylor, The Fifth Estate: Britain's Unions in the Seventies, p. 310
- John Kerr, "Sir Daniel McGarvey - 'boots' to union boss", The Guardian, 27 April 1977, p. 3: "McGarvey died in office."
| Trade union offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ted Hill |
General Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Boilermakers, Shipwrights, Blacksmiths and Structural Workers 1965–1967 |
Succeeded by John Chalmers |
| Preceded by Ted Hill |
Shipbuilding Group representative on the General Council of the TUC 1965–1977 |
Succeeded by John Chalmers |
| Preceded by Walter Anderson and Ronald Rigby |
Trades Union Congress representative to the AFL-CIO 1975 With: Martin Redmond |
Succeeded by Len Edmondson and Cyril Plant |
| Preceded by Cyril Plant |
President of the Trades Union Congress 1976–1977 |
Succeeded by Marie Patterson |