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          Samuel Gompers

          American labor union leader (1850–1924)

          Samuel Gompers

          Gompers c. 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