Nathaniel “Natty” Elliott Crichlow (12 May 1922 – 18 September 2006) was born in

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, and educated at the Tunapuna

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School. He was President of the

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(NUGE) from 1957 and became the first President General of the

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(NUGFW) on the merger of the NUGE and the

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in 1967. It was a position he held until his retirement in 1985. His involvement in the broader trade union movement saw him being President of the

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from 1970 to 1974, 1st Vice President from 1974 to 1976 and a subsequent term as 2nd Vice President. He also served as the President of the Caribbean Congress of Labour for a period, and was part of the workers delegation to the

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of the

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in 1964 and then every year from 1981 to 1985. On the political front, he was a

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for the

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(PNM) from 1963 to 1965 and again from 1976 to 1986. He represented labour on many state boards and in 1975 was awarded the

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of the Order of the Trinity (Gold).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crichlow, Nathaniel Trinidad and Tobago trade unionists 1922 births 2006 deaths Members of the Senate (Trinidad and Tobago) People's National Movement politicians Recipients of the Chaconia Medal People from Tunapuna–Piarco