Web1 Oct 2013 · Abstract. In about 1940 the Archives of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. received, as a gift from his family, the collected papers of Terence … WebThe Path I Trod: The Autobiography of Terence Vincent Powderly. Edited by HARRY J. CARMAN, HENRY DAVID and PAUL N. GUTHRIE. New York: Columbia University Press. …
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WebTerence Vincent Powderly. Birth. 22 Jan 1849. Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA. Death. 24 Jun 1924 (aged 75) Washington, District of Columbia, … 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. … See more Powderly was born the 11th of 12 children on January 22, 1849 to Irish parents who had come up from poverty, Terence Powderly and Madge Walsh, who had emigrated to the United States in 1827. As a child he … See more Powderly is most remembered for leading the Knights of Labor ("K of L"), a nationwide labor union. He joined the Knights in 1874, became Secretary of a District Assembly in 1877. He was elected Grand Master Workman in 1879 after the resignation of Uriah Smith Stephens. … See more Powderly, a resident of the Petworth neighborhood in Washington, D.C., in the last years of his life, died at his home there on June 24, 1924. … See more • "The Organization of Labor," North American Review, vol. 135, no. 2, whole no. 309 (August 1882), pp. 118–127. • "The Army of the Discontented," North American Review, vol. 140, whole no. 341 (April 1885), pp. 369–378. See more Powderly ended his travels in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he found work as a machinist installing coal breakers. Two weeks after taking the position, he was dismissed after … See more President William McKinley appointed Powderly as the Commissioner General of Immigration where he served from July 1, 1897 to June 24, 1902. In this role he established a commission to investigate conditions at Ellis Island, which ultimately led to 11 employees … See more Powderly was inducted into the U.S. Department of Labor Hall of Honor in 1999. The citation reads as follows: As leader of the … See more svg object javascript
The Path I Trod: The Autobiography of Terence Vincent Powderly.
WebPOWDERLY, Terence Vincent, general master-workman of the Knights of labor, born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, 22 January, 1849, of Irish Catholic parents, who had come to … Web10 Dec 2024 · Thirty years of labor, 1859-1889 by Terence Vincent Powderly, 1889, Excelsior publishing house edition, in English sv goat\u0027s-beard