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unions in the United States. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in December 
1886 by an alliance of craft ... Full name, American Federation of Labor .... The 
founding convention voted to make the President of the new federation a full-time 
official at a... [DOC] [TLE] Samuel Gompers - Wikipedia [PAR] Samuel Gompers (January 27, 1850  December 13, 1924) was an English-born, 
American labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. Gompers 
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in his own union and later as president of the American Federation of Labor. .... 
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, ... (1850-1924), long-time president of the American Federation of Labor. [DOC] [TLE] Mission & History  Illinois Labor History Society [PAR] The Illinois Labor History Society (ILHS) was formed on August 5, 1969 in the 
office ... 1972 - Supported the successful drive for Chicago City Council to name 
the Stone ... 1981 - Founded the ILHS Union Hall of Honor, at a conference 
entitled 100 ... long-time secretary to President John Fitzpatrick and Secretary-
Treasurer... [DOC] [TLE] Chicago Welcomes Gompers To a New Home in his own Park Saga ... [PAR] Dec 9, 2007 ... ... his own Park. Sam Gompers, cigar maker and long-time president of the 
American. Federation of Labor from its founding in 1886 until his death in 1924, ... 
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the American labor movement, Samuel Gompers, who served as the president of 
the ... He was integral to the founding of the American Federation of Labor in the 
..... A small CIO union called Local 1199, led by Jewish communist Leon Davis... [DOC] [TLE] Zionists' Triumph - The Chicago Jewish Historical Society [PAR] Annual Convention" of the Zionist Organization of America in September ... Mack 
as President, the convention turned out to be only a brief moment of ... American 
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Question: A Chicago park is named for this founder & longtime president of the American Federation of Labor
Answer: Samuel Gompers