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Samuel Gompers

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(1850-1924) American labor leader (AFL)

United StatesLived 1850 to 1924 · aged 74
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Samuel Gompers was a British-born American cigar maker and labor union leader. A key figure in American labor history, Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and served as the organization's president from 1886 to 1894, and from 1895 until his death in 1924.

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Gompers in 1894Gompers in 1894Shortly before his death, Gompers (right) sat down with 1924 independent presidential hopeful, Robert M. La FolletteShortly before his death, Gompers (right) sat down with 1924 independent presidential hopeful, Robert M. La FolletteGompers in 1902Gompers in 1902Gompers poses with American officers for a photograph in front of an Italian villa, 1918Gompers poses with American officers for a photograph in front of an Italian villa, 1918Samuel Gompers Memorial, 1933 by Robert Ingersoll Aitken, near Eleventh and Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D.C.Samuel Gompers Memorial, 1933 by Robert Ingersoll Aitken, near Eleventh and Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D.C.Gompers in the office of the American Federation of Labor, 1887Gompers in the office of the American Federation of Labor, 1887During the early 1920s, Gompers resided in this Dupont Circle home in Washington, D.C.During the early 1920s, Gompers resided in this Dupont Circle home in Washington, D.C.

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1989Labor Hall of Honor

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About this person

Samuel Gompers was a British-born American cigar maker and labor union leader. A key figure in American labor history, Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and served as the organization's president from 1886 to 1894, and from 1895 until his death in 1924. He promoted harmony among the different craft unions that comprised the AFL, trying to minimize jurisdictional battles. He promoted thorough organization and collective bargaining in order to secure shorter hours and higher wages, which he considered the essential first steps to emancipating labor.

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United States
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Lived 1850 to 1924 · aged 74
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