James B. McNamara

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James B. McNamara was an American labor union activist best known for his role in the 1910 Los Angeles Times bombing, a pivotal event in early 20th-century labor history.

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instanceOf American labor activist
human
trade unionist
activePeriod early 20th century
alsoKnownAs J. B. McNamara
associatedWith American Federation of Labor
burialPlace Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California
causeOfDeath cancer
coConspirator John J. McNamara
Ortie E. McManigal
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalCharge conspiracy
murder
dateOfBirth 1881
dateOfDeath March 9, 1941
dateOfEvent October 1, 1910
defenseAttorney Clarence Darrow
ethnicGroup Irish American
event Los Angeles Times bombing
familyName McNamara
fullName James Bernard McNamara
gender male
givenName James
involvedIn labor-capital conflict in early 1900s United States
memberOf International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
movement labor movement
notableCase People v. James B. McNamara
notableFor 1910 Los Angeles Times bombing
numberOfDeathsCaused 21
occupation labor union activist
opposedBy Harrison Gray Otis
Los Angeles Times management
perpetratorOf Los Angeles Times bombing
placeOfBirth United States of America
placeOfDeath San Quentin, California
placeOfImprisonment San Quentin State Prison
pleadedGuiltyTo murder in connection with the Los Angeles Times bombing
religion Roman Catholicism
sentence life imprisonment
sibling John J. McNamara
significantEventIn early 20th-century American labor history
spouse Belle Lavina McNamara
topicOf books on the Los Angeles Times bombing
historical studies of labor violence in the United States
trialLocation Los Angeles, California

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