Samuel Gompers
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Samuel Gompers was a British-born American cigar maker and labor union leader. A key figure in American labor history, Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor and served as the organization's
Gompers c. 1910s
Gompers in 1894
Shortly before his death, Gompers (right) sat down with 1924 independent presidential hopeful, Robert M. La Follette
Gompers in 1902
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States, is a non-profit, non-sectarian burying ground of about 90 acres. It is the final resting place of numerous famous figures, including W
Samuel Gompers
…to die on American soil and he was placed aboard a special train that sped toward the border. He died in San Antonio, Texas. Gompers was buried at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York. Gompers is buried only a few yards away from industrialist Andrew Carnegie, another important figure of industry in the…
The Irving family plot
Headstone of Washington Irving
Monumental Granite and Marble Works in North Tarrytown (now Sleepy Hollow) that made tombstones for the cemetery (late 1800s)
Delavan Monument (1871)