Fred Bramley

Fred Bramley (27 September 1874 – 10 October 1925) was the second General Secretary of the British Trade Union Congress (TUC).

Born in Pool near Otley in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Bramley completed an apprenticeship as a cabinet-maker, then became active in the Alliance Cabinet Makers' Association and a member of the Independent Labour Party (ILP).

He opposed British involvement in World War I, and from 1916 to 1919 he served as chairman of the London Labour Party.

In 1920 he was one of the joint secretaries of the National Council of Action alongside Jim Middleton and H. S.

[3] In 1923 became general secretary of the TUC, although he achieved little in the role due to poor health.