OVERVIEW:

BORN:
October 27, 1873
Tredegar, Wales, UK

DIED:
November 22, 1947 (age 74)
Takoma Park, Maryland

EDUCATION:
Sharon Business College (Sharon, PA)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1881:
Immigrated to the United States
1884:
Apprenticed as a Puddler’s Assistant in Iron works in Sharon, PA
1893-1898
Moved to Elwood, IN;
Worked in steel and tin-plate mills;
Held various offices in the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers of America;
1898-1902
City Clerk; Elwood, IN
1903-1907:
Recorder, Madison County, IN
1907-1947:
Active with Loyal Order of Moose,
Served as Supreme Organizer/ Director General,
Chairman of the Loyal Order of Moose War Relief Commission (1918)
1921-1930:
U.S. Secretary of Labor;
1930-1945:
U.S. Senator (R-PA)
1942:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Pennsylvania Governor
1944:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection to Senate
1947:
Administrative Assistant to Senator William Langer of North Dakota

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RESOURCES:

BIOGRAPHIES:
Department of Labor
Biographical Directory of Congress
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
Library of Congress