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McGovern, Michael, 1848-1933

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Personal name headingMcGovern, Michael, 1848-1933
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Associated countryIreland
England
United States
LocatedYoungstown (Ohio)
Birth date1848
Death date1933
Place of birthCastlerea (Ireland)
Field of activityPuddling
Poetry
Journalism
AffiliationYoungstown Daily Vindicator
Profession or occupationIron and steel workers
Poets
Journalists
Working class authors
Found inMcGovern, Michael. Labor lyrics and other poems, 1899: title page (Michael McGovern)
Information from the Wikipedia website, viewed February 28, 2017 (1848 to 1933; working class poet; born in Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland; emigrated to England, then to the United States; settled in Youngstown, Ohio; secured work in the local steel mills; Puddler, responsible for converting pig iron into wrought iron by removing impurities; widely known as the Puddler Poet; authored a newspaper column in the Youngstown Daily Vindicator)
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Associated languageeng