About Frank Keeney
Lived 1882 – 1970 (aged 88). Frank Keeney was a trade unionist.
Charles Francis Keeney Jr. (March 15, 1882 – May 22, 1970) was a union organizer during the West Virginia Coal Wars. He served as a rank-and-file leader during the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike of 1912–13 and became president of United Mine Workers District 17 from his election in 1916 until 1924. His father died when he was less than a year old.
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Who was Frank Keeney?
Biography (1882-1970)
When was Frank Keeney born?
Frank Keeney was born on 15 March 1882.
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Frank Keeney died on 22 May 1970.
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Frank Keeney was a trade unionist.
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