Terence powderly biography
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Terence V. Powderly
Terence Vincent Powderly | |
|---|---|
| In office 1878–1884 | |
| Preceded by | Robert H.
McKune |
| Succeeded by | Francis A. Beamish |
| Born | (1849-01-22)January 22, 1849 Carbondale Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 24, 1924(1924-06-24) (aged 75) Petworth, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Greenback-Labor Party |
| Residence | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Leader of the Knights of Labor (1879–1893) |
Terence Vincent Powderly (22 January 1849–24 June 1924) was an Irish-American politician and labor unionleader.
Terence powderly biography
He was the first three-term mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania. He had several top government jobs. He is best known as the leader of the Knights of Labor in the late 1880s.
Career
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Powderly was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania on 22 January 1849.[1] His parents, Terence Powderly and Madge Walsh, were Irishimmigrants.[1] As a young man he worked for the railroad as a switchman.