Philip Murray | |
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Vice President of the United Mine Workers | |
In office 1920–1942 | |
Succeeded by | Thomas Kennedy |
1st President of the United Steelworkers | |
In office 1942–1952 | |
Succeeded by | David J. McDonald |
2nd President of the Congress of Industrial Organizations | |
In office 1940–1952 | |
Preceded by | John L. Lewis |
Succeeded by | Walter Reuther |
Personal details | |
Born | Blantyre, Scotland | May 25, 1886
Died | November 9, 1952 San Francisco, California | (aged 66)
Occupation | Labor leader |
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]