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Jun 28, 1850 New York City, New York, United States Died on 01 Jan 1917 (aged 66) Cancer
Matthew Maguire Labor Activist - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
Matthew Maguire Labor Activist, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Family, Facts, Age, Net Worth, Biography and More in FamedBorn.com
About Matthew Maguire Labor Activist
- Matthew Maguire was a New Jersey machinist, who in 1882, proposed to the CLU (Central Labor Union) the creation of the Labor Day holiday to celebrate United States workers.
- In 1896, Maguire was the vice-presidential nominee of the Socialist Labor Party of America.
- Running on the ticket alongside Charles H.
- Matchett, the pair were on 20 state ballots and received 36,367 votes.
- The campaign received more votes than any other SLP ticket until 1944.
