Sidney Hillman

Organization founder

1887 – 1946

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Who was Sidney Hillman?

Sidney Hillman was an American labor leader. Head of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, he was a key figure in the founding of the Congress of Industrial Organizations and in marshaling labor's support for Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Democratic Party.

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Born
Mar 23, 1887
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Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Died
Jul 10, 1946
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on July 23, 2013

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