Harry Norton (15 October 1907''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007'' – 27 August 1976) was a

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leader. Norton joined the

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, becoming its Sheffield branch secretary, and winning election to its national executive. In 1944, he moved to the Electrical Power Engineers' Association (EPEA), as its full-time area secretary for Scotland and North East England. He proved successful, and in 1947 was promoted to become the union's National Negotiations Officer, based at its head office, and in 1948 became the union's deputy general secretary. In 1952, Norton was elected unopposed as general secretary of the EPEA. He began suffering from poor health in the 1970s, and retired in 1973, dying three years later. In the

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, Norton was made an

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Norton, Harry 1907 births 1976 deaths Officers of the Order of the British Empire General secretaries of British trade unions