Jack Jones

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Jack Jones was a prominent British trade union leader and influential figure in the labor movement during the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
trade unionist ⓘ
awardReceived Order of the Companions of Honour ⓘ
birthName James Larkin Jones ⓘ
causeOfDeath old age ⓘ
countryOfBirth United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1913-03-29 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2009-04-21 ⓘ
describedBySource obituaries in major British newspapers in 2009 ⓘ
endTime 1978 (as General Secretary of TGWU) ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
familyName Jones ⓘ
fieldOfWork labour movement ⓘ
trade unionism ⓘ
foughtFor Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ
founded National Pensioners Convention ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
hasChild Mick Jones ⓘ
ideology socialism ⓘ
injuredIn Spanish Civil War ⓘ
knownFor advocacy for pensioners' rights ⓘ
influence on British labour policy in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ
memberOf Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
Trades Union Congress ⓘ
Transport and General Workers' Union ⓘ
militaryRole International Brigades volunteer ⓘ
name Jack Jones ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
nickname Jack ⓘ
notableFor leadership of the Transport and General Workers' Union ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
trade union leader ⓘ
participatedIn Spanish Civil War ⓘ
placeOfBirth Liverpool ⓘ
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
politicalAlignment Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
positionHeld General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Coventry ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
servedIn British Army during World War II ⓘ
spouse Evelyn Jones ⓘ
startTime 1968 (as General Secretary of TGWU) ⓘ

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