caption death_date death_place birth_place citizenship imagesize ethnicity birth_date known_for image article_title name occupation
john 52 -rrb- f. henning in 1967 -lrb- age 51 -- 4 june 2009 san francisco , california , u.s. san francisco , california , u.s. united states 100px irish american 22 november 1915 executive 1996 -rrb- ; u.s. ambassador to new zealand -lrb- 1967 secretary-treasurer -- 1969 -rrb- ; under secretary of labor , u.s. , dept. of labor -lrb- 1962 -- 1967 -rrb- california labor federation -lrb- 1970 -- john f henning.jpg john f. henning
 john f. `` jack '' henning labor leader , civil servant
john f. henning

john francis `` jack '' henning -lrb- november 22 , 1915 -- june 4 , 2009 -rrb- was a u.s. labor leader , civil servant , and a former u.s. ambassador to new zealand -lrb- 1967 -- 1969 -rrb- and under secretary of labor -lrb- 1962 -- 1967 -rrb- .
called `` one of organized labor 's greatest leaders '' and `` legendary '' for his defense of labor , he is also credited with a positive role in the defense of minimum wage laws and civil rights .
