The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-11-29
THE CIGAR MAKERS CONVEN
TON.
Biographical sketch or the Delegates.
WILLIAM CORNWALL,

delegate from Windsor. Union No. "a. is
native Of Liverpool, England. and was
born in 1892. He learned his trade in that
city, and has worked at it 81 years He
came to America IN 1859. and has since
been employed principally in New York
and Windsor has occupied the position Of
Nice-P President and Corresponding Secre-
tary Of Union "a, and has also been a dele
gate to the International at the Buffalo.
Boston (which position he resigned) and
Detroit Conventions. Mr.. Cornwall was
the humoriSf of the session, his quaint,
pungent, and at the same time common
sense remarks, possessing fascination
which invariably commanded attention.
VI. D. PLATE.
delegate from No. 90, of New York. is a
native Of Hanover, and was born in 1929;
came to the United States in 1852, and
has worked at the trede for % years He
has been in the Board of the Cigar Makers
Benevolent Society 18 We rs. At the or.
ganization of No. 90, in 1867, he was
elected secretary, which position he held
for three years. At present he occupies
its presidential chair. MIR. Plate stands
q feet u inches, but, nevertheless, was one
of the least demonstrative and combative
members Of the Convention
J. FLOOD.
representative rom Westfeld, Union %.
was born in that town in 1S49, and I as
worked at the trade for 10 years, has oc-
cupied the presidency Of his local union for
two terms, and has always taken an active
part in its management He is also Treas
urer Of the ancient Order Of Foresters,
and ancient Order Of Hibernial ), in Wet
field, and represented the latter at their
State Convention, held in Boston, in April
last Taken altogether Mr.. F. made very
useful delegate, and was regarded as the
Beau Brummel Of this Convention.
STEPHEN GEoBGEN,
delegate from Union 73, Of Fort Waync,
Indiana. is native Of Strohn, Prussia,
and was born on the l4th of August, 1847.
He came to America in 1847, and has re-
sided principally in Chicago and Fort
Wayne since that time Became connected
with the Union in 1868, and has held the
position of Recording and Corresponding
Secretary Of 70, to which position he has
again been reelected. Mr.. Georgen is of
modest, retiring disposition, but persis-
tent in the advocacy of his views.
JACOB IRIoN,
delegate from Union Z, Of Utica, n. Y,
is a native Of Wirtemberg, and was born in
1876 came to the United States in 1863.
and learned his trade in Utica in 1865.
During the war he enlisted in the 1I7th
New York volunteers, in which regiment
he served for three years in South Carroll
ma and on the Potomac Much of his time
has been spent on the frontiers as a trap
per, and to show what metal he is made Of
we may state that he walked from Chicago
to Pixies Peak--a no mean achievement.
MIR. Irion has held the position of Presi-
dent and Financial Secretary of his local
Gnion-is a man Of broad catholic views
and makes useful member of Conven-
ton.
Such, in short, is brief sketch of the
qualifications and history Of the delegates
who attended the last session of the Inter-
national, and whose collective wisdom has
given to the trade the Constitution which
has just been adopted. That they repre-
sented the sentiments Of the craft at large
is manifest, and that their past experience
qualified them for the task they 30 ably
performed, must be self-evident to every
careful reader Of the ADVOCATE. Unless
we are much mistaken the fruits Of their