Edward J. McGivern

Edward J. McGivern (November 29, 1871 – April 6, 1929) was an American labor union leader.

Born in Boston, McGivern attended grammar school. In 1889, he became a plasterer, and he soon joined the Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association. In 1908, he was elected as a business agent of his local union. He soon won election as vice-president of the union, then in 1912 became the union's president.[1]

McGivern suffered from rheumatism for many years. In 1929, he attended the conference of the Workers' Education Bureau of America, during which he died suddenly.[2]

References

  1. ^ The American Labor Who's Who. Hanford Press. 1925.
  2. ^ "Edward J. McGivern". New York Times. April 7, 1929.
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