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Iorwith Wilbur Abel (1908-1987) —
also known as I. W. Abel —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Magnolia, Stark
County, Ohio, August
11, 1908.
Democrat. President, United Steelworkers, 1965-77;
vice-president, AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972.
Died, of cancer, in
Malvern, Carroll
County, Ohio, August
10, 1987 (age 78 years, 364
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Becker (1928-2007) —
of Allison Park, Allegheny
County, Pa.; West Deer, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Madison, Madison
County, Ill., October
20, 1928.
Son of George Becker and Frances Becker.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; steelworker;
president, United Steelworkers of America, 1993-2000; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000.
Member, United
Steelworkers of America.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in West Deer, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
3, 2007 (age 78 years, 106
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucien Edward Blackwell (b. 1931) —
also known as Lucien E. Blackwell —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Whitsett, Fayette
County, Pa., August 1,
1931.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; dock
worker; president, Local 1332, International
Longshoremen's Association; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1973-75; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1979 (Consumer), 1991 (Democratic primary);
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1991-95; defeated
in primary, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1996.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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William Joseph Burke (1862-1925) —
also known as William J. Burke —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born near London, England
of Irish parents, September
25, 1862.
Railway
conductor; chairman, general committee of adjustment,
Order of Railway Conductors; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 42nd District, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1919-23; Progressive
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Order of
Railway Conductors; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Died in Callery Junction, Butler
County, Pa., November
7, 1925 (age 63 years, 43
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Edward Carey (1905-1957) —
also known as Ed Carey —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in East Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
2, 1905.
Son of Anthony Carey and Margaret Carey.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; President of Local 7, and international
representative, United Auto Workers; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1949-57 (Wayne County
1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 3rd District 1955-57);
defeated, 1946; died in office 1957; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1957
(age about
52 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Sylvester Counts (1889-1974) —
also known as George S. Counts —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; New Hope, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born near Baldwin City, Douglas
County, Kan., December
9, 1889.
Son of James Wilson Counts and Mertie Florella (Gamble) Counts.
University
professor; author;
president, American Federation of Teachers, 1939-42; New York
American Labor Party state chair, 1942-44; Liberal candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952; New York Liberal Party state chair,
1955-59.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died November
10, 1974 (age 84 years, 336
days); body donated
to Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Mo.
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Franz E. Daniel (d. 1976) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Socialist. Labor organizer; candidate for Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1934.
Died August
18, 1976.
Interment somewhere
in Osceola, Mo.
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Bruno Dellana —
of Pennsylvania.
Democrat. President of Local 297, and later international
vice-president, AFSCME; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000.
Member, AFSCME.
Still living as of 2000.
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John Herman Dent (1908-1988) —
also known as John H. Dent —
of Jeannette, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Johnetta, Armstrong
County, Pa., March 10,
1908.
Son of Samuel Dent and Genevieve Dent.
Democrat. President, Local 18759, United Rubber Workers; writer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-36; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1937-58; resigned 1958; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1964
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1958-79.
Catholic.
Member, Sons of
Italy; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died in Jeannette, Westmoreland
County, Pa., April 9,
1988 (age 80 years, 30
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John B. Easton (1880-1961) —
of Williamstown, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., September
28, 1880.
Son of William Easton and Anna (Lynch) Easton.
Republican. President, West Virginia Federation of Labor,
1924; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1928.
Died December
20, 1961 (age 81 years, 83
days).
Interment at Parkersburg
Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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William M. George —
also known as Bill George —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Democrat. President, Pennsylvania state AFL-CIO; Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania, 1992,
1996,
2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 2004-08.
Arabic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert A. Haggerty —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Son of Michael Haggerty and Margaret Haggerty.
Democrat. Coal miner;
automobile
worker; financial secretary, Local 946, United Automobile
Workers; financial secretary, Greater Detroit Maintenance and
Power House Workers Council, UAW-CIO; Political Action Committee
Coordinator for Wayne County Council CIO; constable; member of
Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,
1956, 1960.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1938
to Katherine Maguire. |
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Richard Jones (b. 1887) —
of Kempton, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Brisbin, Clearfield
County, Pa., August
14, 1887.
Telegraph
operator; secretary and president, Duluth Federated
Trades Assembly; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 58th District, 1915-18.
Welsh
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Thomas Kennedy (1887-1963) —
of Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Lansford, Carbon
County, Pa., November
2, 1887.
Son of Peter Kennedy and Mary (Boyle) Kennedy.
Democrat. Miner;
United Mine Workers secretary-treasurer, 1925-48,
vice-president, 1948-60, and president, 1960; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936,
1940,
1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died January
19, 1963 (age 75 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Gabriel's Cemetery, Hazleton, Pa.
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Louis Leonard (1880-1969) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Belgium,
April
22, 1880.
Son of Julius Leonard (1841-1918) and Catherine (Legot) Leonard.
Democrat. Steelworker;
International Secretary-Treasurer, Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America, 1919-42; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-66 (Allegheny
County 6th District 1941-46, 1949-54, Allegheny County 10th District
1955-64, Allegheny County 6th District 1965-66).
Belgian
ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
Died in December, 1969
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
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James Hudson Maurer (b. 1864) —
also known as James H. Maurer —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., April 15,
1864.
Son of James D. Maurer and Sarah (Lorah) Maurer.
Socialist. Candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1906, 1930; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1911-12, 1915-18;
president, Pennsylvania Federation of Labor, 1912-30;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1928, 1932; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1934.
Member, Knights
of Labor.
Burial
location unknown.
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David John McDonald (1902-1979) —
also known as David J. McDonald —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
22, 1902.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
president, United Steel Workers
of America, 1952-65.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer,
Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., August 8,
1979 (age 76 years, 259
days).
Interment at Desert
Memorial Park, Palm Springs, Calif.
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Arthur G. McDowell (d. 1966) —
of Illinois.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1936; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1940; Director of Government, Education, and
Civic Affairs for the Upholsterers' Union of North America.
Died in a one-car
accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, near York, York
County, Pa., October
6, 1966.
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Joseph George Minish (1916-2007) —
also known as Joseph G. Minish —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Throop, Lackawanna
County, Pa., September
1, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; executive
secretary, Hudson Council, CIO, 1954-60, and Essex-West
Industrial Union Council, AFL-CIO, 1960-62; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1963-85.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died, in St. Barnabas Medical
Center, Livingston, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 2007 (age 91 years, 84
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Mitchell (b. 1957) —
also known as Sam Mitchell; "Psycho
Sam" —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., November
18, 1957.
Democrat. Submarine
mechanic at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard;
president, Machinist & Aerospace Workers Local 1998;
vice-president, Federal Employees Metal Trades Council;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1996.
Scottish
ancestry.
First
federal employee to be a political party delegate after the repeal of
the Hatch Act.
Still living as of 2004.
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John Mary Morin (1868-1942) —
also known as John M. Morin —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 18,
1868.
Son of Martin Joseph Morin and Rose Joyce Morin.
Republican. Steelworker;
member, Central Trades Council of Pittsburgh; director of public
safety, Pittsburgh, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-29 (at-large 1913-15, 31st
District 1915-23, 34th District 1923-29).
Irish
ancestry. Member, Eagles.
Died in Marine Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., March 3,
1942 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Philip Murray (1886-1952) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Blantyre, Scotland,
May
25, 1886.
Son of William Murray and Rose (Layden) Murray.
Democrat. Miner;
president, local union of the United Mine Workers of America
(UMWA), 1905; district president in 1912;
vice-president in 1917; chairman, Steelworkers
Organizing Committee (SWOC); (SWOC), 1935-42, and president of
the successor United Steelworkers of America, 1942-52
president, Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1952.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., November
9, 1952 (age 66 years, 168
days).
Interment at St.
Ann's Cemetery, Castle Shannon, Pa.
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Thomas David Nicholls (1870-1931) —
also known as Thomas D. Nicholls —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Son of Alfred Nicholls and Ann (Davis) Nicholls.
Democrat. Coal miner;
president, District 1, United Mine Workers of America,
1899-1909; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1907-11.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Died in 1931
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Antioch
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Princess Anne, Md.
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Stanley J. Novak (b. 1911) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Salemville, Bedford
County, Pa., March 9,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; UAW-CIO
international representative; business agent,
Boilermakers Union; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1955-74 (5th District 1955-64, 9th District
1965-74).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP; Polish
National Alliance.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Joseph Penczak (1911-1978) —
also known as John J. Penczak —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Minersville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., July 13,
1911.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; representative for the United Auto Workers;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-64 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 8th District 1955-64); defeated in
primary, 1964 (25th District), 1965 (24th District), 1966 (25th
District), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (21st District), 1970 (21st
District); member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1957.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
19, 1978 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Terence Vincent Powderly (1849-1924) —
also known as Terence Powderly —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., January
22, 1849.
Mayor
of Scranton, Pa., 1878-84; one of the founders of the
Knights of Labor; U.S. Commissioner General of Immigration, 1897-1902.
Died June 24,
1924 (age 75 years, 154
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Valentine Remmel (b. 1853) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 10,
1853.
Son of Conrad R. Remmel.
Union organizer; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1900.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Edward Scanlon (1896-1955) —
also known as Thomas E. Scanlon —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
18, 1896.
Son of Edward Andrew Scanlon and Elizabeth (Berkins) Scanlon.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; officer,
Local 9, Printing Pressman's Union; delegate to Pittsburgh
Central Labor Union; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45 (30th District 1941-43,
16th District 1943-45); defeated, 1944; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 9,
1955 (age 58 years, 325
days).
Interment at North
Side Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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August Scholle (1904-1972) —
also known as Gus Scholle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Creighton, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 23,
1904.
Democrat. President, Michigan CIO, and later, of the Michigan
AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1970.
Died in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., February
15, 1972 (age 67 years, 268
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman Sussman (b. 1905) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 26,
1905.
Democrat. Business rep, AFSCME Local 2; grocer; member
of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 2nd District, 1957-60;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1961-70.
Member, AFSCME.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Tompos (b. 1914) —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., February
17, 1914.
Son of Rudolph Stephen Tompos and Mary Martha (Dugan) Tompos.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; business
agent, Local 1574, Carpenters Union; building
inspector; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1957-58;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1961-72; defeated, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1972.
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Richard Trumka (b. 1949) —
of Nemacolin, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Nemacolin, Greene
County, Pa., July 24,
1949.
Son of Frank Richard Trumka and Eola Elizabeth (Bertugli) Trumka.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, United Mine Workers, 1982-95;
secretary-treasurer, AFL-CIO, 1995-2009; president,
AFL-CIO, 2009-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000.
Italian
and Polish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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William Bauchop Wilson (1862-1934) —
also known as William B. Wilson —
of Blossburg, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Blantyre, Scotland,
April
2, 1862.
Son of Adam Wilson and Helen (Bauchop) Wilson.
Democrat. Miner;
secretary-treasurer, United Mine Workers of America, 1900-08;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1907-13; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1913-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1926.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Died on
a train near Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., May 25,
1934 (age 72 years, 53
days).
Interment at Arbon
Cemetery, Blossburg, Pa.
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Joseph A. Yablonski (1910-1969) —
also known as Jock Yablonski —
of East Bethlehem Township, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 3,
1910.
Democrat. Coal miner;
district leader for the United Mine Workers, and candidate for
union president in 1969; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Shot
and killed,
along with his wife and daughter, by three hit men hired by United
Mine Workers President Tony Boyle, in East Bethlehem Township, Washington
County, Pa., December
31, 1969 (age 59 years, 303
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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