Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare (known as Lawson Shakespeare) was a Labour Councillor on Hayes and Harlington Urban District Council for nineteen years from 1946.
He was Hayes & Harlington UDC Chairman of the Educatoion Committee, Chairman for several years of the Works Committee and was Chairman of the Council for the municipal year 1954-1955
LawsonShakespearehad held almost every office in the London West branch of his union, the Association of Enginnering & Shipbuilding Draughstmen - AESD (later DATA then TASS and now Unite). During the many years of his membership.He was also at one time a member of the Executive Committee of the A.E.S.D. and a member of its parliamentary panel.
He was appointment as a Justice of the Peace in 1955, serving on the Uxbridge magistrate for many years of public service.
He served 21 years on the Southern Elecricity Board consultation Committee and 16 years on Southall TechnicalCcollege governing committee, and was chairman for a period. He was also Chairman of the St Bernards Hospital Manangement Committee
In 1946 he was instramental in establishing the Hayes & Harlingston Community Association.
He retired from EMI in 1965 after working 36 years for the company as a design draughtsman
Councillor Shakespeare died in Febuary 1985 after a long illness at Hillingdon Hospital aged 86, leaving a wife Ethel Shakespeare and had two sons Raymond and Kenneth Shakespeare.
Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare funeral was held at Breakespeare Crematorium, Ruislip, Middlesex.
AESD DRAUGHTSMEN UNION 1938
LONDON WEST BRANCH
AESD Secretary and Regional Council Delegate
Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare, 30 Little Rd., Hayes, Middlesex.
President—H. L. Gearing, 51 Seymour Gdns., Ilford, Essex.
Vice-President—S. Y. Smith, “Wilby,” Lawn Ave., Garden City, West Drayton.
Asst Secretaries :
Subscriptions—W. B. Roberts, 2 Cranford Park Rd., Hayes, Middlesex.
Unemployment—V. Orloff, 56 Stuart Crescent, Hayes Rd., Hayes, Middlesex.
Treasurer—G. H. Russell, 16 Little Road, Hayes, Middlesex.
AESD - Association of Engininereering & Shipbuilding Draughtsmen
96 St Georges Square London SW1
Established 21st May 1913, Clydeside, Glasgow, Scotland by William Herd (draughtsman at John Brown's Shipyard) 158 West Regent Street, Glasgow
National AESD Membership 1938- 14,000
At the general meeting held on 13th December 1938 Mr. Stone in the chair, the following AESD officials for 1938 were elected :—
President—H. L. Gearing, 51 Seymour Gdns., Ilford, Essex.
Vice-President—S. Y. Smith, “Wilby,” Lawn Ave., Garden City, West Drayton.
Secretary and R.C. Delegate—Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare, 30 Little Rd.,
Hayes, Middlesex.
Assistant Secretaries :Subscriptions—W. B. Roberts, 2 Cranford Park Rd., Hayes, Middlesex.
Unemployment—V. Orloff, 56 Stuart Crescent, Hayes Rd., Hayes, Middlesex.
Treasurer—G. H. Russell, 16 Little Road, Hayes, Middlesex.
Vacancy List and Magazine Secretary—L. Carne, 42 Drayton
Park Ave., West Drayton, Middlesex.
Minute Secretary—A. E. Ranger, 51 Derwent Drive; Uxbridge
Road, Middlesex.
C.M. for Isolated Members—S. E. Browning, 222 Botwell Lane, Hayes, Middlesex.
Delegate to No. 10 District Committee—W. B. Roberts
(address as above).
Delegate to L.A.T.C.—S. Y. Smith (address as above).
Auditors—J. Tucker, 31 Mount Road, Hayes, Middlesex.
P. H. Stone, 45 Wennington Rd., Rainham, Essex.
Social Organiser—J. Brett, 12 Colbrook Ave, Hayes, Middlesex.
The thanks of all members are due to the retiring officials.During the year the branch has continued to progress, due in large measure to the activities of the C.M.’s and to the consistent service of the branch officials.
It is with great regret that the resignations of Messrs. P. J. Thyer and C. W. Gander were accepted, they having served the Association as branch auditors for the last four years.One pleasing feature of the annual meeting was the readiness with which some of the members accepted office in place of the retiring officials.At last it appears that members are realising that in a democratic association like ours it is essential that all members should be prepared to pull their weight, and the branch council is hopeful that during the year a much livelier interest in the affairs of the Association will be shown by members generally.
During the year, 78 new members were enrolled, the total membership at the end of the year being 336 compared with 303 at the end of the year previous, but during the year there were a large number of transfers in and out of the branch.In October, a resolution expres-sing the horror and disgust of our members at the bombing and machine-gunning of Chinese non-combatants by the Japanese Air Force, and calling on the government to immediately call a world conference to discuss the abolition of aerial warfare, was sent to the prime minister, the local M.P. and the press.In November a smoking concert was held.
Mr. Peter Doig (AESD General Secretary) was in the chair and 96 people were present, including a number of non-members (some of whom have since been enrolled).It was a very enjoyable evening, the programme including bagpipe selections, songs, piano-accordion selections, some very clever patter and “interesting stories,” mono-logues, xylophone solos and community singing.The talent of our members was very much appreciated by everyone present.Since then, numerous requests have been received by the secretary for another such function, therefore another smoking concert is being arranged for March 7th.Office committees have been active during the year trying to shorten hours, get better lighting conditions, increase salaries, etc., and have met with some measure of success, but would have been much more successful if they could have relied on the wholehearted support of the members for whom they were acting.However,thereare signs thatmembersgenerallyare realising the unique opportunities that now prevail to improve their status.
The Draughtsman Organ of the AESD
Editor George W Thomson
March 1938 NOTE:
Most of the AESD branch members would have been employed at the Gramophone/EMI factory Hayes.
Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare
A former magistrate and Labour chairman of the Hayes & Harlington Urban District Council has died in Hillingdon Hospital after a long illness.
Mr Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare — who often used his second name, Lawson — died last week. He was 86.
MrLawson Shakespeare was a member of the former Haves and Harlington Urban district Council for 19 years. he was Chairman from 1954-1955
Draftsman
Mr Shakespeare became a Justice of the Peace in 1955 and for many years served as an Uxbridge magistrate.
He was also involved in several other committees and organisations.
In 1946 he founded the Hayes and Harlington Community Association.
Mr Shakespeare spent 21 years on the Southern Electricity Board consultation committee and 16 years as a member of the Southall Technical College governing committee.
He was also a former chairman of the St Bernard Hospital (Mental hospital) management committee.
Mr Shakespeare, of Little Road, Hayes, retired for Thorn EMI in 1965 after working for 36 years as a design draftsman (member of the DATA union). He is survived by his wife, Ethel, and two sons, Raymond and Kenneth.
His funeral was at Breakspeare Crematorium, Ruislip,
(Below recruitment poster AESD Oct 1937) AESD - Association of Engineering & Shipbuilding Draughtsmen
BRANCH OFFICERS
AESD February 1938
AESD
No. 1 DISTRICT.
Secretary—W. H. ALLEN, 146 Burghead Drive, Glasgow, S.W.I.
A former magistrate and Labour chairman of the Hayes & Harlington Urban District Council has died in Hillingdon Hospital after a long illness.
Mr Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare — who often used his second name, Lawson — died last week. He was 86.
MrLawson Shakespeare was a member of the former Haves and Harlington Urban district Council for 19 years. he was Chairman from 1954-1955
Draftsman
Mr Shakespeare became a Justice of the Peace in 1955 and for many years served as an Uxbridge magistrate.
He was also involved in several other committees and organisations.
In 1946 he founded the Hayes and Harlington Community Association.
Mr Shakespeare spent 21 years on the Southern Electricity Board consultation committee and 16 years as a member of the Southall Technical College governing committee.
He was also a former chairman of the St Bernard Hospital (Mental hospital) management committee.
Mr Shakespeare, of Little Road, Hayes, retired for Thorn EMI in 1965 after working for 36 years as a design draftsman (member of the DATA union). He is survived by his wife, Ethel, and two sons, Raymond and Kenneth.
His funeral was at Breakspear Crematorium, Ruislip, on Wednesday
Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare (known as Lawson Shakespeare) was a Labour Councillor on Hayes and Harlington Urban District Council for nineteen years from 1946.
