Terence Powderly Jr.

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Workers' rights
Child labor laws
Eight-hour workday
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Knights_of_Labor
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Federation_of_Labor
gptkbp:birthDate February 22, 1849
gptkbp:children gptkb:Terence_Powderly_III
gptkbp:contribution Advocating for social justice
Organizing labor unions
Promoting cooperative enterprises
gptkbp:deathDate May 24, 1924
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Terence Powderly Jr.
gptkbp:influence Labor legislation
Workers' rights movements
Modern labor unions
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Labor_movement_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_M._Dewey
gptkbp:involvedIn Community service
Political activism
Labor strikes
gptkbp:knownFor Labor_leader
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering labor rights advocate
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Great_Railroad_Strike_of_1877
Haymarket affair
Pullman strike
Labor Day establishment
Homestead strike
Formation_of_the_Knights_of_Labor
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Knights_of_Labor
gptkbp:occupation Politician
Attorney
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Carbondale,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:recognizes gptkb:Labor_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Scranton,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:servedIn Mayor_of_Scranton,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Ann_Powderly
gptkbp:termEnd 1887
gptkbp:termStart 1886