William Bauchop Wilson

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William B. Wilson

William Bauchop Wilson (born April 2, 1862 in Blantyre , Scotland , †  May 25, 1934 in Savannah , Georgia ) was an American politician who was the first US Secretary of Labor in the cabinet of President Woodrow Wilson .

Wilson, who came from South Lanarkshire in Scotland , emigrated with his parents to the United States as a boy, where the family settled in Arnot ( Pennsylvania ) in 1870 . From the following year he had to work in coal mining , which he did until 1898. During this time he was also active in the UMWA trade union , as its international secretary-treasurer between 1900 and 1908.

From March 4, 1907, William B. Wilson was a member of the US House of Representatives for the Democrats . He represented the 15th District of Pennsylvania until March 3, 1913, before retiring after missing re-election in 1912; He also missed the return planned for 1914. During his tenure in Congress , he was Chairman of the House Committee on Labor .

Woodrow Wilson appointed his namesake after his election as US president in the federal cabinet, which William B. Wilson belonged from March 5, 1913 to March 5, 1921 as the first Secretary of Labor. Previously, these were trade and the Ministry of Labor in the Department of Commerce and Labor was united. During the First World War he was a member of the National Defense Council ( Council of National Defense ).

Between 1914 and 1921 Wilson also worked for the Federal Board for Vocational Education , which he chaired from 1920 to 1921. After leaving the federal government, he was appointed to the International Joint Commission in early March 1921 , which was supposed to arbitrate disputes relating to the border waters between the United States and Canada ; however, he resigned his post on March 21, 1921 after just under three weeks.

In 1926, William B. Wilson ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate , whereupon he ended his political career and devoted himself to business activities in mining and agriculture in Pennsylvania. He died in 1934 while on a train ride near Savannah.

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SURNAME Wilson, William Bauchop
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Blantyre , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH May 25, 1934
Place of death near Savannah , Georgia