Philip Murray (1886 - 1952)

Born 25 May 1886 in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth (Lavery) Murray — married 7 Sep 1910 in Monongahela, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 9 Nov 1952 at age 66 in San Francisco, California, United States

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Biography

Labor leader.

• First president of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC)
• First president of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA)
• Longest-serving president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)

Wikipedia page

Sources

• "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF3C-HYH : Sun Oct 15 15:51:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Phillip Murrey and Elizabeth Lavery, 7 Sep 1910.
• "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQZ-FZD : Sun Oct 15 16:02:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph W. Murray and Mary C. Miller, 6 Jul 1938. Marriage of son.
• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGCK-66R : Fri Oct 06 14:30:36 UTC 2023), Entry for James Malone and Mary Malone, 1910.
• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQZ7-5FM : Tue Nov 28 12:15:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Philip Murray and Elizabeth Murray, 1940.
• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XB2-C478 : Thu Oct 05 05:36:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Phillip Murray and Elizabeth M Murray, 10 April 1950.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #2692 (accessed 20 January 2024)
  Memorial page for Philip Murray (25 May 1886-9 Nov 1952), citing Saint Anne Cemetery, Castle Shannon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.