Uriah Smith Stephens

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Uriah Smith Stephens was a 19th-century American labor leader and reformer who helped pioneer the national labor movement in the United States.

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Uriah S. Stephens 1
Uriah Smith Stephens canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
labor leader
person
social reformer
trade unionist
activeInCentury 19th century
burialPlace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
coFounded Knights of Labor
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1821-08-03
dateOfDeath 1882-02-13
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Stephens
fieldOfWork labor organizing
social reform
trade unionism
givenName Uriah
hasNationality American
ideology labor reform
influenced development of national labor organizations in the United States
knownFor advocacy for workers’ rights
promotion of inclusive labor organization
languageSpoken English
livedIn Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
memberOf Knights of Labor
middleName Smith
movement labor movement
labor reform movement in the United States
trade union movement
notableFor co-founding the Knights of Labor
leadership in the early American labor movement
occupation labor leader
labor organizer
tailor
trade unionist
placeOfBirth Cape May, New Jersey
placeOfDeath Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
positionHeld Grand Master Workman of the Knights of Labor
linked to: Terence V. Powderly
religion Methodism
sexOrGender male
workLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia

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Knights of Labor founder Uriah Smith Stephens
Grand Master Workman notableHolder Uriah S. Stephens
linked to: Uriah Smith Stephens