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Furuseth, Andrew(orig. Anders Andreassen)
Born: 1854 AD
Died: 1938 AD, at 84 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
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Died: 1938 AD, at 84 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: None
US (Norwegian-born) labor leader and sailor
immigrated to US 1880
president of International Seamen's Union 1908-1938
helped secure passage of La Follette Seamen's Act 1915
1st union leader permitted to lie in state at US Department of Labor building 1938
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