Frank Wolstencroft CBE (23 December 1882 – 30 June 1952) was a British trade union leader.
[1][2] He joined the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (ASC&J) in 1906 and was elected as its Royton branch secretary the following year.
Soon, he was also serving as secretary of its Oldham district, and in 1914 he was elected to its national Executive Council.
[4] This was a period of rapid growth for the union, and Wolstencroft also worked to build international links; during World War II, he was a key founder of the Anglo-Soviet Trade Union Committee.
[4] He also served on executive of the International Union of Woodworkers and its successors,[1] the National Insurance Advisory Committee, and the board of the Disabled Persons Employment Corporation.