Citrine, Walter, 1887-1983
Variant namesWalter McLennan Citrine, 1887-1983, left school at 12 to work in a flour mill. He soon became an electrician holding a variety of jobs. He joined the Electrical Trades Union in 1911, becoming Mersey District Secretary, 1914-1920, and General Secretary of the Electrical Trades Union, 1920-1923. He was Assistant Secretary of the TUC, 1924-1925, and General Secretary, 1926-1946. From 1928 to 1945 he was President of the International Federation of Trade Unions. He was also a Director of the Daily Herald Ltd, 1929-1946. During World War Two, Citrine was a member of the National Production Advisory Council, 1942-1946 and 1949-1957, and a trustee of the Imperial Relations Trust, 1937-1949,and the Nuffield Trust for the Forces, 1939-1946. He was also a member of the Cinematograph Films Council, 1938-1948, and served on the Executive Committee of the Red Cross and St John War Organisation, 1939-1946. He was chairman of the Production Committee on Regional Boards (Munitions)in 1942. After the war, he returned to the electrical industry, becoming President of the British Electrical Development Association, 1948-1952, Chairman of the Central Electricity Authority, 1947-1957, and President of the Electrical Research Association, 1950-1952 and 1956-1957. He was also a member (and President in 1955) of the Directing Committee, Union Internationale des Producteurs et Distributeurs d'Energie Electrique. He was a part time member of the Electricity Council, 1958-1962, and a part time member of the UK Atomic Energy Authority, 1958-1962.
From the guide to the CITRINE, Walter Mclennan, 1887-1983, 1st Baron Citrine, trade unionist, 1924-1954, (British Library of Political and Economic Science)
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| referencedIn | Jackson, Robert Houghwout, 1892-1954. Papers, 1940-1941. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| referencedIn | CHEVINS, Hugh, 1898-1975, journalist, 1912-1974 | British library of political and economic science | |
| referencedIn | Germer, Adolph. Papers, 1898-1966. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | CITRINE, Walter Mclennan, 1887-1983, 1st Baron Citrine, trade unionist, 1924-1954 | British library of political and economic science |
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| associatedWith | Jackson, Robert Houghwout, 1892-1954. | person |
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Person
Birth 1887-08-12
Death 1983-01-22
Britons
English
