Robert F. Wagner

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Robert F. Wagner was a prominent U.S. senator from New York known for championing New Deal labor reforms and workers’ rights.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator
human
politician
advocatedFor collective bargaining rights
social security programs
trade unions
alsoKnownAs Bob Wagner
Robert F. Wagner Sr.
authorOf National Labor Relations Act of 1935
birthDate 1877-06-08
continentOfBirth Europe
continentOfCitizenship North America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1953-05-04
educatedAt City College of New York
New York Law School
ethnicGroup German American
familyName Wagner
fieldOfWork housing policy
labor law
social welfare policy
givenName Robert
hasChild Robert F. Wagner Jr.
immigratedTo United States of America
knownFor New Deal legislation
labor rights legislation
workers’ rights advocacy
legislativeBody United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
middleName Ferdinand
movement New Deal
name Robert Ferdinand Wagner
notableWork National Labor Relations Act of 1935
occupation lawyer
legislator
officeEndTime 1949
officeStartTime 1927
placeOfBirth Germany
Kingdom of Prussia
Prussia
placeOfDeath New York
New York City
positionHeld United States Senator
United States Senator from New York
religion Roman Catholic Church
represented New York
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
supported Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal
workLocation New York
Washington, D.C.


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