Philip Murray

Philip Murray
Murray in 1936
Vice President of the United Mine Workers
In office
1920–1942
Succeeded byThomas Kennedy
1st President of the United Steelworkers
In office
1942–1952
Succeeded byDavid J. McDonald
2nd President of the
Congress of Industrial Organizations
In office
1940–1952
Preceded byJohn L. Lewis
Succeeded byWalter Reuther
Personal details
Born(1886-05-25)May 25, 1886
Blantyre, Scotland
DiedNovember 9, 1952(1952-11-09) (aged 66)
San Francisco, California
OccupationLabor leader
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Philip Murray (May 25, 1886 – November 9, 1952) was a Scottish-born steelworker and an American labor leader. He was the first president of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC), the first president of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA), and the longest-serving president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).[1]

  1. ^ Ronald Schatz, "Philip Murray and the Subordination of the Industrial Unions to the United States Government." in Labor Leaders in America (1987): 234-57 online.