| LC control no. | nr 93012179 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wilson, William Bauchop, 1862-1934 |
| Variant(s) | Wilson, W. B. (William Bauchop), 1862-1934 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Blossburg (Pa.) |
| Birth date | 1862-04-02 |
| Death date | 1934-05-25 |
| Place of birth | Blantyre (Scotland) |
| Place of death | Savannah (Ga.) |
| Field of activity | Miners--Labor unions--United States |
| Affiliation | United Mine Workers of America United States. Congress. House United States. Department of Labor. Office of the Secretary United States. Federal Board for Vocational Education United States. Council of National Defense International Labour Conference Legislators Labor union members |
| Profession or occupation | Miners |
| Special note | Data provided by PAFC/PACSCL |
| Found in | His Papers, 1913-1921 (William Bauchop Wilson; b. 1862; d. 1934; U.S. Secretary of Labor) Wilson, William Bauchop. Memories, 1916: title page (by William Bauchop Wilson) Wilson, W. B. Labor's relation to the world war, 1918: title page (address by W. B. Wilson, Secretary of Labor) Wilson, William B. The Democratic party and labor, 1924: title page (Hon. William B. Wilson, Former Secretary of Labor) Findagrave, August 15, 2024 (William Bauchop Wilson; born 2 April 1862, Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; died 25 May 1934 (aged 72), Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA) <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12527504/william-bauchop-wilson> Who was who in America, 1897-1942 (Wilson, William Bauchop; secretary of labor; born Blantyre, Scotland, April 2, 1862; came to U.S. 1870; common school education, Pennsylvania; miner, 1871-1898; secretary and treasurer, National Union of Miners, 1900-1908; member 60th to 62nd Congresses (1907-1913), 15th Pennsylvania District; sec. of labor in Cabinet of President Wilson, March 5, 1913-March 5, 1921; now engaged in mining and faring; pres. district miners' union, 1888-1890; member national executive board which organized United Mine Workers of America, 1890; member committee to revise and codify bituminous mining laws of Pennsylvania, 1891; member Federal Board Vocational Education, 1914-1921, chairman 1920-1921; member Council National Defense, 1916-1921; selected, 1929, as arbitrator between Illinois coal operators and miners under wage agreement expiring March 31, 1932; President International Labor Conference, 1919; home: Blossburg, Pennsylvania; died May 26, 1934) |
| Associated language | eng |
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