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Moore, Ely(born July 4, 1798, near Belvidere, N.J., U.S.—died Jan. 27, 1860, Lecompton, Kansas Territory) U.S. publisher. A printer and newspaper editor, he was elected the first president of New York's federation of craft unions (1833). The following year he was elected chairman of the National Trades Union, which joined with Tammany Hall to elect him to the U.S. House of Representatives. In the House he helped generate support for the 10-hour workday. When his second term expired in 1839, he became surveyor of the port of New York and then editor of the Warren Journal in New Jersey. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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