James H. Maurer - Reading PA
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N 40° 19.485 W 075° 55.580
18T E 421303 N 4464213
James H. Maurer was a Labor leader and advocate for child labor reform, pensions, and the state's first workers’ compensation act. Self-educated.
Waymark Code: WM174AR
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2022
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James H. Maurer (1864-1944)
Labor leader and advocate for child labor reform, pensions, and the state's first workers’ compensation act. Self-educated, Maurer was elected president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor from 1912-1928. He served as state legislator from Reading as a Socialist (1910-1918). He ran unsuccessfully for vice president of the United States on the Socialist ticket in 1928 and 1932. He was a lifelong Reading resident.
Erected 2006 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
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Location: Heritage Park at the intersection of Canal Street and 6th Street on Canal Street. Reading PA 19602
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