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McGuire, Peter James
Born: 1852 AD
Died: 1906 AD, at 54 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
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Died: 1906 AD, at 54 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: None
US carpenter and labor leader
main founder of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners 1881
1st secretary of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners 1881-1902
leader of movement advocating national Labor Day holiday (approved by Congress 1894)
helped found American Federation of Labor 1886
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