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    Samuel Gompers

    American labor union leader (1850–1924)

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    • 1902

    Born

    Samuel Gumpertz


    (1850-01-27)January 27, 1850

    Spitalfields, London, England

    DiedDecember 11, 1924(1924-12-11) (aged 74)

    San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

    Resting placeSleepy Hollow Cemetery
    Occupation(s)Labor leader, cigar maker
    Spouses

    • Sophia Julian

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      (m. ; died )​
    • Gertrude Gleaves

    Samuel Gompers (né Gumpertz; January 27, 1850 – December 11, 1924)[1][2] was a British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history.

    Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and served as the organization's president from 1886 to 1894, and from 1895 until his death in 1924. He promoted harmony among the different craft unions that comprised the AFL, trying to minimize jurisdictional battles.

    He promoted thor