Labor Leader Graves & Memorials

Samuel Gompers

1850–1924 (age 74)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Samuel Gompers was a British-born labor leader who founded and led the American Federation of Labor for decades.

James Duncan

1857–1928 (age 71)

Mount Wollaston Cemetery

James Duncan was a Scottish-born American labor leader and trade unionist.

Daniel Keefe

1852–1929 (age 77)

Elm Lawn Memorial Park

Daniel Keefe was an American labor leader and government official who served as Commissioner of Labor.

Morris Sigman

1881–1931 (age 50)

Philadelphia

Morris Sigman was a labor union leader born in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in 1881 who died in Philadelphia in 1931.

William R. Green

1856–1947 (age 91)

Rock Creek Cemetery

William R. Green was an American labor leader and president of the American Federation of Labor.

Sidney Hillman

1887–1946 (age 59)

Westchester Hills Cemetery

Sidney Hillman was a labor union leader born in Žagarė who lived from 1887 to 1946.

John Llewellyn Lewis

1880–1969 (age 89)

Oak Ridge Cemetery

John Llewellyn Lewis was an American labor leader and president of the United Mine Workers of America who shaped America...

Paul Scharrenberg

1877–1969 (age 92)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Paul Scharrenberg was an American labor leader and prominent figure in California's labor movement.

Mike Quill

1905–1966 (age 61)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Mike Quill was an Irish-born labor leader and founder of the Transport Workers Union who lived from 1905 to 1966.

David J. McDonald

1902–1979 (age 77)

Desert Memorial Park

David J. McDonald was a Pittsburgh-born labor leader and president of the United Steelworkers union.

Harold J. Gibbons

1910–1982 (age 72)

Jennings

Harold J. Gibbons (1910-1982) of Lackawanna County was a labor leader and union organizer.

Ralph Helstein

1908–1985 (age 77)

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

Ralph Helstein was a prominent labor union leader who served as president of the United Packinghouse Workers of America.

George Meany

1894–1980 (age 86)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

George Meany was a New York City resident and prominent labor leader who lived from 1894 to 1980.

Jackie Presser

1926–1988 (age 62)

Mount Olive Cemetery

Jackie Presser was a labor union leader from Cleveland who lived from 1926 to 1988.