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Bernard Sullivan (1886-1957) was a trade unionist and local politician.

From 1909 he was a member of the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers, rising to become London District Secretary.

Sullivan served with the West Yorkshire Regiment during World War I, returning to the clothing industry after the war. In 1920, when the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers was formed, he was appointed as its full-time London District Secretary. He also served on the Shirt, Collar and Tie Wages Council, the Wholesale Tailoring Wages Council, the Made Up Textile Wages Council, and the Regional Board for Industry, and was a member of the London Trades Council.

He sat as a Labour Party member of the London County Council representing Greenwich 1937-52. Vice Chairman of the London County Council 1949 – 1950.

Our Trade Union Brothers in the Forces are Giving their All to Rid the World of Fascism Art

Sullivan appears in this wartime poster (middle row, right)

Mention here [1]

Wikipedia page [2] refers.

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