Samuel Gompers
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Samuel Gompers was a prominent American labor leader who founded and long led the American Federation of Labor, playing a key role in the development of the U.S. labor movement.
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| Gompers | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American
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human ⓘ labor leader ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| advocated |
collective bargaining
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higher wages ⓘ improved working conditions ⓘ shorter working hours ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1850-01-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1924-12-13 ⓘ |
| employer | American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| era |
Gilded Age
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Progressive Era ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName |
Samuel Gompers
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Gompers
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| founded | American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| fullName | Samuel Gompers self-link ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting | autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| ideology |
business unionism
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craft unionism ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the American Federation of Labor
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leading the American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Yiddish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cigar Makers' International Union ⓘ |
| movement |
labor movement
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trade union movement ⓘ |
| notableWork | Seventy Years of Life and Labor ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 12 ⓘ |
| occupation |
cigar maker
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labor leader ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| opposed | socialist political parties controlling unions ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | London, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
San Antonio
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San Antonio, Texas, United States
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| positionHeld |
President of the American Federation of Labor
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leader of Cigar Makers' International Union ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse | Sophia Julian ⓘ |
| supported | political nonpartisanship for unions ⓘ |
| yearOfImmigration | 1863 ⓘ |
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Gompers
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States
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Samuel Gompers
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
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American Federation of Labor