Philip Murray

American labor leader
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Born:
May 25, 1886, Blantyre, Lanark, Scot.
Died:
Nov. 9, 1952, San Francisco (aged 66)

Philip Murray (born May 25, 1886, Blantyre, Lanark, Scot.—died Nov. 9, 1952, San Francisco) was an American labour leader who organized the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) from 1936 and played a prominent part in the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) through its early years, serving as its president from 1940 until his death. Emigrating to the United States from his native Scotland in 1902, Murray became a coal miner in Pennsylvania and joined the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). A member of the union’s international board from 1912, he served as vice president from 1920 to 1942. In ...(100 of 202 words)