P. H. McCarthy
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Patrick Henry McCarthy, nicknamed "Pinhead", was an influential labor leader in San Francisco and the 29th Mayor of the City from 1910 to 1912. Born in County Limerick, Ireland, he apprenticed as a ca
McCarthy c. 1909
General Officers of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 1907-08. Top row, from left: T.M. Guerin, Arthur A. Quinn, William Huber, D.A. Post, Thomas Neale, R.E.L. Connolly, P.H. McCarthy. Bottom row, from left: A.M. Watson, W.G. Schardt, Gabriel Edmonston, Frank Duffy, John Walquist.
McCarthy as Mayor c. 1910
Advertisement from McCarthy's 1909 campaign for Mayor of San Francisco
Asiatic Exclusion League
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The Asiatic Exclusion League was an organization formed in the early 20th century in the United States and Canada that aimed to prevent immigration of people of Asian origin.
P. H. McCarthy
…President of the Building Trades Council in 1896. He was one of the founders of the Japanese and Korean Exclusion League that 2 years later renamed to the Asiatic Exclusion League. The San Francisco Building Trades Council was one of the most powerful local labor bodies within the American Federation of Labor at the time. It…
Damage after the September 1907 riot in Vancouver