1849 - 1924
Terence V. Powderly American Labor Leader
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| First Name |
Terence
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| Middle Name |
V.
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| Last Name |
Powderly
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| Birthday |
22nd January, 1849
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| Birthplace |
Carbondale Pennsylvania
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| Died |
24th June, 1924
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| Place of Death |
Petworth, Washington, D.C., U.S.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Leader of the Knights of Labor (1879–1893)
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| Occupation |
Labor Leader
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Terence Vincent Powderly (January 22, 1849 – June 24, 1924) was an American labor union leader, politician and attorney, best known as head of the Knights of Labor in the late 1880s. Born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, he was later elected mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, for three 2-year terms, starting in 1878. A Republican, he served as the United States Commissioner General of Immigration in 1897. The Knights of Labor was one of the largest American labor organizations of the 19th century, but Powderly was a poor administrator and could barely keep it under control. His small central office could not supervise or coordinate the many strikes and other activities sponsored by union locals. Powderly believed that the Knights was an educational tool to uplift the workingman, and he downplayed the use of strikes to achieve workers' goals.
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