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Labor Leader Politicians in Massachusetts


  John Bernard Colpoys (1876-c.1944) — also known as John B. Colpoys — of Washington, D.C. Born in Massachusetts, June 17, 1876. Son of William Colpoys and Margaret Colpoys. Democrat. Publisher of weekly newspaper, The Trade Unionist; president, Washington (D.C.) Central Labor Union; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1920, 1928, 1932, 1936; U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia, 1934-44. Died about 1944 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Francis Leo Colpoys.
  William Z. Foster (1881-1961) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., February 25, 1881. Communist. Labor organizer; helped lead steelworkers strike in 1919; candidate for President of the United States, 1924, 1928, 1932; candidate for Governor of New York, 1930; arrested after a demonstration in 1930, and jailed for six months; indicted on July 20, 1948 under the Smith Act, and charged with conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the government; never tried due to illness. Irish ancestry. Died, in a sanatorium at Moscow, Russia, September 1, 1961 (age 80 years, 188 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Esther Abramovitch.
  Joseph F. Malloney (b. 1835) — of Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., October 16, 1835. Machinist; labor organizer; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1898; Socialist Labor candidate for President of the United States, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Sarsfield Maloney (1881-1934) — also known as Robert S. Maloney — of Lawrence, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., February 3, 1881. Son of John T. Maloney and Mary A. (Bower) Maloney. Republican. Printer; Delegate from American Federation of Labor to Canadian Trades and Labor Conference, 1907; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1921-23. Member, International Typographical Union; Elks; Eagles; Moose. Died in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., November 8, 1934 (age 53 years, 278 days). Interment at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Lawrence, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John T. Maloney and Mary A. (Bower) Maloney; married to Marie J. Belanger and Ella E. Bellisle.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William A. Scott (b. 1888) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., February 9, 1888. Son of Peter A. Scott and Elizabeth Scott. Democrat. Construction supervisor; insulation engineer; president, Hartford Central Labor Union; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1943-46. Member, Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Glennon.
  Michael Henry Wall (1899-1970) — also known as M. Henry Wall — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., January 26, 1899. Machinist; treasurer and assistant business manager, Local 201, IUE-CIO; mayor of Lynn, Mass., 1961-65. Died in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., December 25, 1970 (age 71 years, 333 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
  Relatives: Married 1919 to Theresa V. Rich.
  See also Wikipedia article

 

 


 
   
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