Terence V. Powderly

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Terence V. Powderly was a prominent 19th-century American labor leader and politician best known for heading the Knights of Labor during its peak influence in the labor movement.

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instanceOf human
labor leader
politician
trade unionist
advocated abolition of child labor
cooperative enterprises
eight-hour workday
graduated income tax
appointedBy President William McKinley NERFINISHED
burialPlace Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1849-01-22
dateOfDeath 1924-06-24
employer United States Bureau of Immigration NERFINISHED
United States Department of Labor NERFINISHED
endTime 1884
1893
1902
ethnicOrigin Irish American
familyName Powderly NERFINISHED
fullName Terence Vincent Powderly NERFINISHED
givenName Terence NERFINISHED
influenced development of inclusive, industrial unionism in the United States
knownFor leadership of the Knights of Labor
memberOf Knights of Labor NERFINISHED
movement American labor movement NERFINISHED
notableEvent led Knights of Labor during their peak in the mid-1880s
occupation civil servant
labor leader
lawyer
politician
opposed use of strikes as a primary tactic
placeOfBirth Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
placeOfWork Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
politicalParty Greenback Party NERFINISHED
Republican Party
positionHeld Grand Master Workman of the Knights of Labor NERFINISHED
Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania
U.S. Commissioner General of Immigration NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
startTime 1878
1879
1897
supported admission of Black workers into labor organizations
admission of women into labor organizations
wrote Thirty Years of Labor, 1859–1889 NERFINISHED

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Knights of Labor notable leader Terence V. Powderly