William Bauchop Wilson was an American labor leader and progressive politician, who immigrated as a child with his family from Lanarkshire, Scotland. After having worked as a child and adult in the coal mines of Pennsylvania, he became active as a... Wikipedia
Born: April 2, 1862, Blantyre, United Kingdom
Died: May 25, 1934 (age 72 years), Savannah, GA
Previous offices: United States Secretary of Labor (1913–1921) and Representative (1907–1913)
Party: Democratic Party
Organization founded: United Mine Workers of America
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