Archibald Heron (29 August 1896 – 10 May 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade unionist.
He was born in Portadown, County Armagh, to a presbyterian family, one of seven children of Samuel Heron, a physician and surgeon, and his wife Bessie (née Beck).
[3] During the Irish War of Independence he served as a bodyguard for Michael Collins[4] From 1928 to 1941, he served as general secretary of the Civil and Public Services Union.
He was a longtime member of Dublin's United Arts Club.
He was also a founding member in the United States of the National Association for Irish Justice which, in 1969, gained recognition as the U.S. support group for the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association.