assistant general secretary and acted as general secretary during his illness. Tiffin's short period of office was troubled by a dock strike and a dispute between the TGWU and the National Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers. References Biography, Who Was Who 1896 births 1955 deaths People from Carlisle, Cumbria Royal Artillery soldiers British Home Guard officers British Army personnel of World War I General secretaries of the Transport and General Workers' Union Labour Party (UK) officials Officers of the Order of the British Empire