North Wales Quarrymen's Union

The North Wales Quarrymen's Union (NWQU) was a trade union in the United Kingdom.

History
The union was founded on 27 April 1874 at the Queen's Hotel, Caernarfon after a month of discussions between quarrymen from Dinorwic and other supporters. Initially the union was not led by miners but radical Liberals who later became supporters of David Lloyd George's Cymru Fydd It affiliated with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1923, but maintained a separate identity until 1960.

General Secretaries

 * 1874: William John Parry
 * 1876: W. J. Williams
 * 1897: J. E. Williams
 * 1898: William H. Williams
 * 1908: Robert Jones
 * 1933: R. W. Williams
 * 1946: Robert J. Jones
 * 1957: A. Owen

Presidents

 * 1874: Morgan Richards
 * 1874: John Lloyd Jones
 * 1876: William John Parry
 * 1880: Robert Parry of Ceunant
 * 1884: William John Parry
 * 1890s: W. W. Jones
 * 1903: