Frank J. Hayes | |
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| 27th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado | |
| In office 1937–1939 | |
| Governor | Teller Ammons |
| Preceded by | Ray Herbert Talbot |
| Succeeded by | John Charles Vivian |
| 8th President of the United Mine Workers | |
| In office 1917–1919 | |
| Preceded by | John P. White |
| Succeeded by | John L. Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 4, 1882[1] What Cheer, Iowa, United States |
| Died | June 10, 1948 (aged 66) Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Occupation | Miner; Labor leader |
Frank J. Hayes (May 4, 1882 – June 10, 1948) was an American miner and president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) from 1917 to 1919. A Democrat, he also served as Lieutenant Governor of Colorado in 1937–39.[2]
He was born in the coal mining town of What Cheer, Iowa, in 1882, but moved with his family as a boy to Illinois. At the age of 13, he began working in the coal mines. His father was active in the unions.[1]
- ^ a b Walsh, Francis Patrick; Manly, Basil Maxwell (1916). United States Commission on Industrial Relations: Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 7189. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ Gompers, Samuel (2000). The Samuel Gompers Papers: Progress and Reaction in the Age of Reform, 1909-13. University of Illinois Press. p. 534. ISBN 9780252025648. Retrieved June 25, 2017.