Earl L. Brewer

Earl L. Brewer was an American Democratic party politician who served as governor of Mississippi from January the 16th 1912 to January the 18th 1916.The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi Volume 6 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1924, P.26 Before he became governor, Brewer had his own law practice. He also served as a state senator and district attorney.Encyclopedia of Mississippi by Nancy Capace, 2001, P.127 

A number of social reforms were adopted during Brewer’s time as governor. Brewer asked the legislature for over 100 reform measures, and a large number of these were realised. Agricultural high schools were established, while under Brewer’s urging unpaid lumber workers were given a lien on the assets of mills and companies that closed. In addition, it was made illegal for workers to be blacklisted by companies due to union activity.A New History of Mississippi by Dennis J. Mitchell, 2014 Other measures included additional labor lawsLabor Legislation of 1912 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 111, P.143-148Labor Legislation of 1914 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 166, P.145-151 such as a strengthened child labor law, a Bureau of Vital Statistics to register births and deaths, and a Board of Nurse Examiners. A state Banking Department was also established. Part of the aim of this was to guarantee deposits.Mississippi A History by Westley F. Busbee, 2015, P.211 

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