Terence Vincent PowderlyTerence Vincent Powderly

By: Kale DrostBy: Kale Drost

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Timeline Early ChildhoodTimeline Early Childhood

Jan 22, 1849

Born

1862

Employed byDelaware andHudson Railroad

1863

Employed by Delaware and Hudson Railroad

1866

Apprenticed to the mechanist trade

1869

Employed at theD.L.&W. Company in theLocomotive shop

ChildhoodChildhood►Born January 22, 1849 in Carbondale, Born January 22, 1849 in Carbondale,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

►FamilyFamily

►SicknessSickness

►SchoolSchool

►ViewsViews

Scranton, PA

QuoteQuote

““Seven is an age that entitled me to be Seven is an age that entitled me to be reasonable; seven is the age of reason in reasonable; seven is the age of reason in some, while one hundred and seven would some, while one hundred and seven would be about right for others.”be about right for others.”

- Powderly on his self described maturity.- Powderly on his self described maturity.

Jobs as a TeenJobs as a Teen

Delaware and Hudson Railroad

Car Examiner

•Mechanist Trade

•Locomotive Shop

MarriageMarriage

► In 1872 Terence Powderly married In 1872 Terence Powderly married Hanna Dever in 1872.Hanna Dever in 1872.

DeathDeath

Unfortunately she died in 1901

Midlife JobsMidlife Jobs

►L.I.&C. employeeL.I.&C. employee

►Dicson Company at Cliff Works Dicson Company at Cliff Works employeeemployee

►Mayor of Scranton Mayor of Scranton

Knights of LaborKnights of Labor

► Joined 1876Joined 1876► Sworn in 1874Sworn in 1874► Corresponding Corresponding

Secretary Secretary ► Elected General Elected General

Worthy Foreman of Worthy Foreman of the Order in January the Order in January of 1879of 1879

Beliefs Beliefs

►Pro LaborPro Labor

►Eight Hour Work DayEight Hour Work Day

►Fair PayFair Pay

►Sunday a non-work day because of the Sunday a non-work day because of the SabbathSabbath

Knights of LaborKnights of Labor

►Membership up from 80,000-700,000Membership up from 80,000-700,000►Controversy and Leadership Controversy and Leadership

Deterioration main causes for loss of Deterioration main causes for loss of power.power.

►Grand Master Workman of the Knights Grand Master Workman of the Knights of Labor until 1893.of Labor until 1893.

►1894 Expelled from Knights of Labor1894 Expelled from Knights of Labor►1900 Reinstated as a member. 1900 Reinstated as a member.

QuoteQuote

““We are breaking up the idea that We are breaking up the idea that money makes the man and not money makes the man and not moral worth. We are breaking up moral worth. We are breaking up the idea that might makes right... the idea that might makes right... We are breaking up the practice of We are breaking up the practice of employing little children in employing little children in factories, thus breeding a race of factories, thus breeding a race of deformed, ignorant, and deformed, ignorant, and profligate?”profligate?”

Old Man JobsOld Man Jobs

► Member of the bar in Scranton, practiced Member of the bar in Scranton, practiced before the Supreme Court of PA. before the Supreme Court of PA.

► Got the right to practice before the Supreme Got the right to practice before the Supreme Court of the U.S.Court of the U.S.

► Commissioner General of Immigration, Commissioner General of Immigration, (removed by Theodore Roosevelt on July 2, (removed by Theodore Roosevelt on July 2, 1902). 1902).

► Special Representative of the Department of Special Representative of the Department of Commerce and Labor.Commerce and Labor.

► Chief of the Division of Information in the Chief of the Division of Information in the Bureau of ImmigrationBureau of Immigration

Fun FactFun Fact

►Powderly viewed immigrants Powderly viewed immigrants negatively even though he worked for negatively even though he worked for many different immigration companies. many different immigration companies.

Remembered Remembered

►Terence Vincent Powderly Died on June Terence Vincent Powderly Died on June 24, 1924, in Washington, DC. 24, 1924, in Washington, DC.

►Powderly was able to influence the Powderly was able to influence the power of labor in the United States, power of labor in the United States, and is currently featured in the and is currently featured in the Department of Labor’s Labor Hall of Department of Labor’s Labor Hall of Fame.Fame.

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