Harry Gill (politician)

Sir
Harry Gill
Sir Harry Gill
President of the International Co-operative Alliance
	In office; 1948–1955
Preceded by	Robert Palmer
Succeeded by	Marcel Brot
President of Co-operative Congress
	In office; 1949–1949
Preceded by	A.J. Tapping
Succeeded by	J.W. Blower
Member of Parliament for Blackburn
	In office; 30 May 1929 – 7 October 1931
Preceded by	Sir Sidney Henn
Succeeded by	Sir George Elliston
Personal details
Born	Thomas Harry Gill; 5 December 1885; Hutton Cranswick, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	20 May 1955 (aged 69)
Political party	Labour

Sir Thomas Harry Gill (5 December 1885 – 20 May 1955) was a British Labour Party politician, and Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1929 to 1931.

Born at Hutton Cranswick, Gill was educated at Driffield Grammar School. He became active in the Railway Clerks' Association, serving as its president from 1919 until 1932. He was also prominent in the York Co-operative Society, serving as its president in 1916.^[1]

Gill was a supporter of the Labour Party, for which he stood unsuccessfully in York in 1918 and 1922, then switched to contest Blackburn. He was again unsuccessful in 1924, but won the seat in 1929, before losing it in 1931.^[1]

Out of Parliament, Gill focused his time on the co-operative movement, serving on the board of the Co-operative Wholesale Society from 1932 to 1951, and as its president in 1948, as president of the Co-operative Congress in 1949, and also as president of the International Co-operative Alliance from 1948 to 1955.

From November 1948 to January 1949 he was a member of the British delegation of the Committee for the Study of European Unity, convened by the Brussels Treaty Organisation to draw up the blueprint of the future Council of Europe.

He was knighted in the 1950 King's Birthday Honours List.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0855273259.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Gill

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Sydney Henn and John Duckworth	Member of Parliament for Blackburn 1929–1931 With: Mary Hamilton	Succeeded by W. D. Smiles and George Elliston
Trade union offices
Preceded by W. E. Williams	President of the Railway Clerks' Association 1919–1932	Succeeded by Fred Simpson
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Robert Palmer	President of the International Co-operative Alliance 1948–1955	Succeeded by Marcel Brot

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[stenton-1] Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0855273259.

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