Ronald Gould

Sir Ronald Gould (9 October 1904 – 11 April 1986) was General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers in the United Kingdom from 1947–1970. He was the son of the Labour MP Frederick Gould. Early life He was born in Midsomer Norton, Somerset. His father, Frederick Gould, was a bootmaker who was later Labour MP of nearby Frome. His mother, Emma Gay, had been a servant to the Monckton family at Clevedon; her duties including looking after their children including the young Sir Walter Monckton. She was a descendant of the playwright John Gay. Fred and Emma were both musical: he was a baritone and she a soprano.