About: Tom Burlison
Thomas Henry Burlison, Baron Burlison, DL (23 May 1936 – 20 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 a panel beater from 1951 to 1957, joining the General and Municipal Workers' Union (GMWU, later merged to form the GMB).
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Thomas Henry Burlison, Baron Burlison DL (* 23. Mai 1936 in Edmondsley, County Durham, England; † 20. Mai 2008) war ein britischer Fußballspieler und Gewerkschafter. Er wurde am 21. Oktober 1997 zum Life Peer erhoben. Er starb am 20. Mai 2008 im Alter von 71 Jahren. Er war seit 1981 mit Valerie Stephenson verheiratet. (de)

Thomas Henry Burlison, Baron Burlison, DL (23 May 1936 – 20 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 a panel beater from 1951 to 1957, joining the General and Municipal Workers' Union (GMWU, later merged to form the GMB). (en)

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Thomas Henry Burlison, Baron Burlison DL (* 23. Mai 1936 in Edmondsley, County Durham, England; † 20. Mai 2008) war ein britischer Fußballspieler und Gewerkschafter. Er wurde am 21. Oktober 1997 zum Life Peer erhoben. Er starb am 20. Mai 2008 im Alter von 71 Jahren. Er war seit 1981 mit Valerie Stephenson verheiratet. (de)

Thomas Henry Burlison, Baron Burlison, DL (23 May 1936 – 20 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 a panel beater from 1951 to 1957, joining the General and Municipal Workers' Union (GMWU, later merged to form the GMB). (en)