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| name = The Lord Murray<br> of Epping Forest
| name = The Lord Murray<br> of Epping Forest
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]
| birth_name = Lionel Hodskinson
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| honorific-title = Baron Murray of Epping Forest
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| office2 = [[General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress]]
| office2 = [[General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress|General-Secretary of the TUC]]
| term_start2 = 1973
| term_start2 = 1973
| term_end2 = 1984
| term_end2 = 1984
| predecessor2 = [[Vic Feather]]
| predecessor2 = [[Vic Feather]]
| successor2 = [[Norman Willis]]
| successor2 = [[Norman Willis]]
| office3 = [[Assistant General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress]]
| office3 = [[Assistant General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress|Assistant General-Secretary of the TUC]]
| term_start3 = 1969
| term_start3 = 1969
| term_end3 = 1973
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| successor3 = [[Norman Willis]]
| successor3 = [[Norman Willis]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|8|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hadley, Shropshire|Hadley]], [[Shropshire]], England
| birth_place = [[Hadley, Shropshire|Hadley]], [[Shropshire]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|5|20|1922|8|2|df=y}}
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| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
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| otherparty = Communist
| spouse = Heather ''née'' Woolf m. 1945 (''later'' Heather, The Lady Murray of Epping Forest)<ref>[http://www.friendsofeppingforest.org.uk/contacts.htm www.friendsofeppingforest.org.uk]</ref>
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| children = [[David Murray (RAF officer)|Air Vice-Marshal David Murray]] <br>and 3 others
| children = 2 sons incl [[David Murray (RAF officer)|AVM David Murray]] and 2 daus
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'''Lionel Murray, Baron Murray of Epping Forest''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (2 August 1922 &ndash; 20 May 2004) was a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician and union leader.
'''Lionel Murray, Baron Murray of Epping Forest''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (2 August 1922 &ndash; 20 May 2004) was a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician and [[Trades Union]] leader.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Lionel was born in [[Hadley, Shropshire|Hadley]], [[Shropshire]], the son of a young unmarried woman, Lorna Hodskinson, and was brought up by a local nurse, Mary Jane Chilton.<ref>Edward J. Davies, "The Origins of some Trade Unionists", ''Notes and Queries'', 259(2014):570-73. [http://nq.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/gju137?ijkey=rlTzFg4nxDNzBnu&keytype=ref]</ref> He attended Wellington Grammar School in [[Wellington, Shropshire|Wellington]]. He studied English at [[Queen Mary, University of London|Queen Mary College]], [[University of London]], but left after a year because of the emphasis on [[Old English language|Anglo-Saxon language]]. He briefly became a teacher but found he was unsuitable and then joined the army.
Lionel was born in [[Hadley, Shropshire|Hadley]], [[Shropshire]], the son of a young unmarried woman, Lorna Hodskinson, and was brought up by a local nurse, Mary Jane Chilton.<ref>Edward J. Davies, "The Origins of some Trade Unionists", ''Notes and Queries'', 259(2014):570-73. [http://nq.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/gju137?ijkey=rlTzFg4nxDNzBnu&keytype=ref]</ref> He attended Wellington Grammar School, [[Wellington, Shropshire|Shropshire]], before reading English at [[Queen Mary, University of London|Queen Mary College]], [[University of London|London]], but left after a year because of the emphasis on [[Old English language|Anglo-Saxon language]]. He briefly became a [[teacher]] but found he was unsuitable and then joined the [[British Army]].


===Army===
===Army===
Murray was commissioned into the [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]] in April 1943 and landed on the Normandy beaches on [[Normandy landings|D-Day]]. Six days later he was badly wounded and in October 1944 he was invalided out of the Army with the rank of [[Lieutenant]]. He had banged his head against a tree, later waking up in London.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}}
Murray was [[commissioned]] in the [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]] in April 1943 and landed on the [[Normandy beaches]] on [[Normandy landings|D-Day]]. Six days later [[2/Lt]] Murray was badly wounded and in October 1944 he was invalided out of the [[British Army]] with the rank of [[Lieutenant]].<ref>[http://www.unithistories.com/officers/Army_officers_M02.html www.unithistories.com]</ref>


===Demobilisation===
===Demobilisation===
He worked in an engineering works in [[Wolverhampton]] as a storekeeper, then sold the ''[[The Morning Star|Daily Worker]]'' on street corners and joined the [[Communist Party of Great Britain|Communist Party]] for a short time. Whilst selling the ''Daily Worker'', he met his former headmaster, who told him he was wasting his time. Shortly afterwards he found his way into [[New College, Oxford]], where he gained a First in [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics|PPE]] after studying for two years, under tutors including [[Dick Crossman]] and [[John Hicks]].<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lord-murray-of-epping-forest-6169393.html Independent obituary: Lord Murray of Epping Forest]</ref>
Murray worked at an engineering works in [[Wolverhampton]] as storekeeper, before leaving to sell ''The [[The Morning Star|Daily Worker]]'' on street corners and joined the [[Communist Party of Great Britain|Communist Party]]. Whilst selling ''The Daily Worker'', he encountered his former [[headmaster]], who informed him he was wasting his time. Determined to improve himself, shortly afterwards Murray gained a place at [[New College, Oxford]] where he graduated with a First in [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics|PPE]] after two years' study under [[tutor]]s including [[Dick Crossman|Dr Dick Crossman (lateer MP)]] and [[John Hicks|Sir John Hicks]].<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lord-murray-of-epping-forest-6169393.html Independent obituary: Lord Murray of Epping Forest]</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
He started as a manager for a [[Liverpool]] catering firm. He was a [[Trades Union Congress]] (TUC) employee from 1947 where he joined as an assistant in the Economics Department, and seven years later he became head of the department. He became assistant general secretary in 1969.
Murray started as a manager for a [[Liverpool]] catering firm. He was a [[Trades Union Congress]] (TUC) employee from 1947 where he joined as an assistant in the Economics Department, and seven years later he was promoted Head of Department; Murray was elected Assistant General-Secretary in 1969.


In 1970 he was invited to deliver the [http://www.iesis.org/marlow.html Marlow (Scotland) Lecture] to the [[Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland]]. He chose the subject 'Trade Unions and the State - 1964 to 1970 in Retrospect'.
In 1970 he was invited to deliver the [http://www.iesis.org/marlow.html Marlow (Scotland) Lecture] to the [[Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland]]. He chose the subject ''Trade Unions and the State - 1964 to 1970 in Retrospect''.


He was made [[General Secretary of the TUC|General Secretary]] (leader) of the Trades Union Congress in 1973, and led the group during the time of the [[Winter of Discontent]], and of confrontations with [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s government.
He became [[General Secretary of the TUC|General-Secretary]] (Leader) of the [[Trades Union Congress]] in 1973, leading it during the time of the [[Winter of Discontent]] and confrontations with [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s [[HMG|government]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He married Heather Woolf, a nurse, in 1945 and they had two sons, one of whom, [[David Murray (RAF officer)|David]], achieved notability on his own account with a career in the [[Royal Air Force]],<ref>http://thepeerage.com/p64706.htm#i647055</ref> and two daughters, living at [[Loughton]]. He was a [[Methodist local preacher]]. He had a heart attack in 1976.
Murray married Heather Woolf, a nurse, in 1945 and they had two sons, the younger of whom, [[David Murray (RAF officer)|David]], pursued a successful career in the [[Royal Air Force]],<ref>[[http://thepeerage.com/p64706.htm#i647055 www.thepeerage.com]</ref> and two daughters, living at [[Loughton]], Essex.


He was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[1966 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=43854 |date=1 January 1966 |startpage=13 |supp=yes}}</ref> He retired in 1984, three years early. On his retirement in early May 1984, he made the following statement - "There are places to go, books to read, flowers to smell and trees to look at. I would like to walk through Epping Forest". He had been made a member of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] in 1976 and was made a [[life peer]] as '''Baron Murray of Epping Forest''', of [[Telford]] in the [[County of Shropshire]] on 14 February 1985.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=50048 |date=27 February 1985 |startpage=2799}}</ref> He died in hospital in 2004 from [[emphysema]] and [[pneumonia]].
Appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[1966 New Year Honours]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=43854 |date=1 January 1966 |startpage=13 |supp=yes}}</ref> served as a TUC officer until his retirement in 1984, three years early. Upon his retirement in early May 1984, he made the following statement - "There are places to go, books to read, flowers to smell and trees to look at. I would like to walk through Epping Forest".
Sworn of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] in 1976, he was created a [[Life Peer]] as '''''Baron Murray of Epping Forest''', of [[Telford]] in the [[County of Shropshire]]'' on 14 February 1985.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=50048 |date=27 February 1985 |startpage=2799}}</ref>

Lord Murray, who served as a Methodist lay preacher,<ref>[http://www.loughton-tc.gov.uk/4ltmh.htm www.loughton-tc.gov.uk]</ref> died in hospital in 2004 from [[emphysema]] and [[pneumonia]].


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Revision as of 05:48, 9 January 2016

The Right Honourable
The Lord Murray
of Epping Forest
OBE
General-Secretary of the TUC
In office
1973–1984
Preceded byVic Feather
Succeeded byNorman Willis
Assistant General-Secretary of the TUC
In office
1969–1973
Preceded byVic Feather
Succeeded byNorman Willis
Personal details
Born
Lionel Hodskinson

(1922-08-02)2 August 1922
Hadley, Shropshire
Died20 May 2004(2004-05-20) (aged 81)
Loughton, Essex
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Other political
affiliations		Communist
Spouse(s)Heather née Woolf m. 1945 (later Heather, The Lady Murray of Epping Forest)[1]
Children2 sons incl AVM David Murray and 2 daus

Lionel Murray, Baron Murray of Epping Forest, OBE, PC (2 August 1922 – 20 May 2004) was a British Labour politician and Trades Union leader.

Early life

Lionel was born in Hadley, Shropshire, the son of a young unmarried woman, Lorna Hodskinson, and was brought up by a local nurse, Mary Jane Chilton.[2] He attended Wellington Grammar School, Shropshire, before reading English at Queen Mary College, London, but left after a year because of the emphasis on Anglo-Saxon language. He briefly became a teacher but found he was unsuitable and then joined the British Army.

Army

Murray was commissioned in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry in April 1943 and landed on the Normandy beaches on D-Day. Six days later 2/Lt Murray was badly wounded and in October 1944 he was invalided out of the British Army with the rank of Lieutenant.[3]

Demobilisation

Murray worked at an engineering works in Wolverhampton as storekeeper, before leaving to sell The Daily Worker on street corners and joined the Communist Party. Whilst selling The Daily Worker, he encountered his former headmaster, who informed him he was wasting his time. Determined to improve himself, shortly afterwards Murray gained a place at New College, Oxford where he graduated with a First in PPE after two years' study under tutors including Dr Dick Crossman (lateer MP) and Sir John Hicks.[4]

Career

Murray started as a manager for a Liverpool catering firm. He was a Trades Union Congress (TUC) employee from 1947 where he joined as an assistant in the Economics Department, and seven years later he was promoted Head of Department; Murray was elected Assistant General-Secretary in 1969.

In 1970 he was invited to deliver the Marlow (Scotland) Lecture to the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland. He chose the subject Trade Unions and the State - 1964 to 1970 in Retrospect.

He became General-Secretary (Leader) of the Trades Union Congress in 1973, leading it during the time of the Winter of Discontent and confrontations with Margaret Thatcher's government.

Personal life

Murray married Heather Woolf, a nurse, in 1945 and they had two sons, the younger of whom, David, pursued a successful career in the Royal Air Force,[5] and two daughters, living at Loughton, Essex.

Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1966 New Year Honours[6] served as a TUC officer until his retirement in 1984, three years early. Upon his retirement in early May 1984, he made the following statement - "There are places to go, books to read, flowers to smell and trees to look at. I would like to walk through Epping Forest".

Sworn of the Privy Council in 1976, he was created a Life Peer as Baron Murray of Epping Forest, of Telford in the County of Shropshire on 14 February 1985.[7]

Lord Murray, who served as a Methodist lay preacher,[8] died in hospital in 2004 from emphysema and pneumonia.

Political offices
Preceded by Assistant General-Secretary of the TUC
1969–1973 		Succeeded by
Preceded by General-Secretary of the TUC
1973–1984 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ www.friendsofeppingforest.org.uk
  2. ^ Edward J. Davies, "The Origins of some Trade Unionists", Notes and Queries, 259(2014):570-73. [1]
  3. ^ www.unithistories.com
  4. ^ Independent obituary: Lord Murray of Epping Forest
  5. ^ [www.thepeerage.com
  6. ^ "No. 43854". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 1 January 1966.
  7. ^ "No. 50048". The London Gazette. 27 February 1985.
  8. ^ www.loughton-tc.gov.uk

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