Thomas Burlison Baron Burlison Football player

Thomas Henry Burlison, Baron Burlison, DL (23 May 1936 – 18 May 2008) was a British footballer, GMB trade unionist and Treasurer of the Labour Party. He was the first professional footballer to take a seat in the House of Lords.Burlison was born in Edmondsley, County Durham, the son of a miner, Robert Burlison, and his wife, Georgina. He was educated in Edmondsley and worked as panel beater from 1951 to 1957, joining the General and Municipal Workers' Union (GMWU, later merged to form the GMB).

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 23, 1936
Birth place
England , Edmondsley
Date of deathMay 20, 2008
Place of death
England , Gateshead

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Football player

position
Wing half
teams
Darlington F.C.
Hartlepool United F.C.
Lincoln City F.C.

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External resources

  1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jun/11/tradeunions.labour
  2. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lord-burlison-gmb-and-labour-stalwart-832816.html
  3. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2016928/Lord-Tom-Burlison-Trade-union-stalwart-and-Labour-fixer-who-became-the-first-professional-footballer-to-take-a-seat-in-the-House-of-Lords.html
  4. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4173738.ece