What key details about bill morris , baron morris of handsworth can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: william manuel morris , baron morris of handsworth , oj , dl -lrb- born 19 october 1938 -rrb- , generally known as bill morris , is a former british trade union leader . he was general secretary of the transport and general workers ' union from 1992 to 2003 , and the first black leader of a british trade union . bill morris was born in manchester parish , jamaica . after the death of his father , william , a part-time policeman , his mother , una , emigrated to england to find work settling in handsworth , birmingham . morris joined her in the uk in 1954 , finding work at a local car parts manufacturer , hardy spicer engineering ltd. . morris married minetta in 1957 . she died in 1990 . they have two sons . morris joined the transport and general workers ' union in 1958 , and became a shop steward in 1962 . after serving on the tgwu general executive council -lrb- gec -rrb- from 1972 to 1973 , bill morris joined the union as a full-time official . he served as district officer of the nottingham district from 1973 to 1976 and district secretary of the northampton district from 1976 to 1979 . in 1979 , he became national secretary of the passenger services trade group , which was responsible for staff working for bus and coach companies . he was elected deputy general secretary in 1986 , working under general secretary ron todd . morris was elected general secretary when ron todd retired in 1992 . he was re-elected in 1995 , ahead of jack dromey . he remained in the post until his retirement on his 65th birthday , 19 october 2003 , when he was succeeded as general secretary by tony woodley . morris was a member of the tuc general council and executive committee from 1988 to 2003 . he was appointed a non-executive director of the bank of england in 1998 . he was also a member of the royal commission on the reform of the house of lords from 1999 to 2000 . he is a member of the board of governors of london south bank university , a trustee of the open university foundation , and the member of the courts of the...
- other names is bill- honorific prefix is the right honourable- known for is former union -lrb- first black leader of a british trade union general -rrb- secretary , transport and general workers '- honorific suffix is oj dl- birth date is 19 october 1938- name is the lord morris of handsworth- nationality is british- birth place is manchester parish , jamaica- occupation is legislator , appointee to various quangos