Terence V. Powderly
Terence Vincent "Terry" Powderly (January 22, 1849 – June 24, 1924) was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, the son of Irish Catholic immigrants. He was a highly visible national spokesman for the working man as head of the Knights of Labor from 1879 until 1893. Although the Knights claimed over 600,000 members at its peak in 1886, it was so poorly organized that Powderly had little power.
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