| LC control no. | n 99277057 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Usery, W. J., Jr., 1923-2016 |
| Variant(s) | Usery, W. J., 1923-2016 Usery, William J., 1923-2016 Usery, Willie J., 1923-2016 Usery, Bill, 1923-2016 Usery, Willie Julian, Jr., 1923-2016 |
| Located | Atlanta (Ga.) Milledgeville (Ga.) |
| Birth date | 1923-12-21 |
| Death date | 2016-12-10 |
| Place of birth | Hardwick (Ga.) |
| Place of death | Eatonton (Ga.) |
| Field of activity | Mediation and conciliation, Industrial |
| Affiliation | United States. Department of Labor United States. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service United States. Department of Labor |
| Profession or occupation | Cabinet officers Mediators (Persons) Public officers |
| Found in | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Nomination, 1976: pt. 2, t.p. (W.J. Usery, Jr.) LC data base, 11-12-99 (hdg.: Usery, W. J., 1923-) Laboring for America, 2015: ECIP t.p. (William J. Usery) galley (b. Dec. 21, 1923; former US Secretary of Labor) New York times WWW site, viewed Dec. 16, 2016 (in obituary published Dec. 15: Bill Usery; b. Willie Julian Usery Jr., Dec. 21, 1923, Hardwick, Ga.; used the initials W.J.; d. Saturday [Dec. 10, 2016], Eatonton, Ga., aged 92; had lived in Atlanta and Milledgeville since retirement; indefatigable and gregarious negotiator who helped avert or settle strikes by railway and postal workers, coal miners, and football players as a federal mediator and as the secretary of labor under President Gerald R. Ford) |
| Associated language | eng |
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