Furuseth, Andrew

Born: 1854 AD
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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