Joseph A. Franklin
American labor union leader
About Joseph A. Franklin
Lived 1868 – 1948 (aged 79–80).
Joseph Anthony Franklin (October 31, 1868 – February 18, 1948) was an American labor union leader.
Born in Sedalia, Missouri, Franklin became a boilermaker in 1892. He joined the Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship Builders of America in Pittsburg, Kansas. In 1906, he was elected as vice-president of the union, then in 1908 as its president.
Franklin additionally worked as an organizer for the American Federation of Labor in 1912, and served on the committee of the Conference for Progressive Political Action from 1922 to 1925. He retired in 1944, and died four years later.
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Who was Joseph A. Franklin?
American labor union leader (1868–1948)
When was Joseph A. Franklin born?
Joseph A. Franklin was born in 1868.
When did Joseph A. Franklin die?
Joseph A. Franklin died in 1948.
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