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Samuel Maddox (died 1979) was a British trade unionist.

Maddox worked as a baker, and joined the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union (BFAWU). In 1967, he won election to the union's executive council, but the following year he instead began working full-time for the union as a district organiser. [1]

In 1975, Maddox was elected as general secretary of the union, serving until his death in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Deaths". Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party: 95. 1979.
Trade union offices
Preceded by General Secretary of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union
19751979
Succeeded by