BH
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British trade unionist
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Male
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Birth:
13 January 1911
Death:
13 May 1973
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The details
Biography
William Hogarth CBE (13 January 1911 – 13 May 1973) was a Scottish laborer organiser who was General Secretary of the National Union of Seamen, elected in 1962.
A native of Glasgow, he began his career as a deck boy making 50 shillings a month. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1972 Birthday Honours.