Sir Lionel Pinnock Poole (28 October 1894 – 13 January 1967) was a

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. Poole was born in

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, to Levi Samuel Mitchell Poole and Lucy Poole.''Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912'' He came to prominence in the

National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives The National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives (NUBSO) was a trade union in the United Kingdom which existed between 1873 and 1971. It represented workers in the footwear industry. History The union was founded in 1873, when many riveters and ...

(NUBSO), becoming branch secretary, then in 1919 being chosen as its full-time national organiser.BOAC's new top men
, ''Flight'', 1 July 1960 He was elected to its executive council in 1926,

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, ''Report of the 1967 Annual Trades Union Congress'', p.437 then in 1943 was elected as assistant general secretary and finally, in 1949, general secretary. In 1957, he was also elected to serve on the

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(TUC). Poole retired from his trade union posts in 1959, but took up positions on the boards of the

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and the Industrial Estates Management Corporation. In 1966, he received a knighthood.

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1894 births 1967 deaths General secretaries of the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives Knights Bachelor Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress People from Wellingborough {{UK-trade-unionist-bio-stub