Terence V. Powderly

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gptkbp:instanceOf politician
labor leader
gptkbp:advocatesFor child labor
workers' rights
equal pay for equal work
workers' education
eight-hour workday
labor education
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Knights_of_Labor
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Federation_of_Labor
gptkbp:awardedBy honorary degrees
gptkbp:birthDate February 22, 1849
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Carbondale,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Cathedral_Cemetery,_Scranton,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:children gptkb:Terence_Powderly_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo labor legislation
gptkbp:deathDate May 24, 1924
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:image Terence_V._Powderly.jpg
gptkbp:influenced future labor leaders
labor_movement_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_M._Dewey
gptkbp:involvedIn labor strikes
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn civic organizations
gptkbp:isKnownFor public speaking
gptkbp:issuedBy President_William_McKinley
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for labor unions
leadership_of_the_Knights_of_Labor
gptkbp:legacy influence on labor rights
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork The_Knights_of_Labor:_A_History
gptkbp:occupation attorney
gptkbp:office Mayor_of_Scranton,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:opposedBy monopolies
gptkbp:participatedIn political campaigns
labor conventions
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_A._McHugh
gptkbp:promoted cooperative businesses
gptkbp:recognizedBy labor organizations
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Knights_of_Labor
gptkbp:retirementYear 1893
gptkbp:servedIn commissioner of immigration
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Powderly
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_A._McHugh
gptkbp:supported progressive policies
social reforms
gptkbp:termEnd 1887
gptkbp:termStart 1886
1897
1902
gptkbp:wasA social reformer
advocate for labor rights
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn community service
gptkbp:wrote The_Knights_of_Labor:_A_History