Samuel Gompers was born on January 27, 1850 in London. At the age of 10 despite attending The Jews’ Free School as a good student, Samuel left to apprentice a shoe maker. Shortly there after he changed his trade to become a cigar maker in the steps of his father. In 1864 he and his family moved to New York were he and his father continued their trade. In 1864 Samuel became a member of the Cigar Makers Union. Three …showed first 75 words of 362 total…

…showed last 75 words of 362 total…member of the Advisory Committee to the Advisory Committee to the Council of National Defense by Woodrow Wilson. At the end of the war Samuel attended the Peace Conference of 1919, were he served as chairmen of the Commission of International Labor Legislation. It was at the Pan-American Federation of Labor ware Samuel fell sick for the last time and was rushed to a hospital. Samuel Gompers passed on December 13,1924 in San Antonio, Texas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**