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Walter Macarthur
American labor leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walter Macarthur (March 9, 1862 – December 8, 1944) was a Scottish-American labor leader and writer who served nearly twenty years as a United States Shipping Commissioner.[1] He was one of the founders of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific, and was the longtime editor of its official organ, the Coast Seamen's Journal.[2] He was involved with the San Francisco Union Labor Party before disavowing it over its corruption,[3] and was a co-founder of the Asiatic Exclusion League.[4] In 1910 he ran for Congress against Julius Kahn.
Quick Facts United States Shipping Commissioner, Appointed by ...
Walter Macarthur | |
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![]() Macarthur c. 1917 | |
United States Shipping Commissioner | |
In office 1913–1932 | |
Appointed by | William C. Redfield |
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Born | (1862-03-09)March 9, 1862 Glasgow, Scotland |
Died | December 8, 1944(1944-12-08) (aged 82) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Cypress Lawn Memorial Park |
Political party | Democratic Union Labor |
Spouse |
Annabelle Lyle Hunter
(m. 1928) |
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Branch/service | British Merchant Navy U.S. Merchant Marine |
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