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Charles P. Howard

President, International Typographical Union; first secretary of the CIO

Harvel, Illinois · Fresh as of · Archival demonstration · Maintained by Name of Record

Summary

Charles Perry Howard (September 14, 1879 – July 21, 1938), born in Harvel, Illinois, worked on railroads and in mining before printing, joining an International Typographical Union local in Tacoma, Washington in 1907. He was ITU president in 1923–1924 and again from 1926 until his death. In 1935 he joined John L. Lewis in founding the Committee for Industrial Organization and served as its first secretary (1935–1938), although the ITU itself never formally affiliated. He died of a heart attack on July 21, 1938, still holding the ITU presidency after losing his re-election bid.

Focus areas: Labor history · Typographical union · CIO

At a glance

Field
Labor history · Typographical union
Location
Harvel, Illinois

References · in priority order

  1. Wikipedia: Charles P. Howard (labor leader)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_P._Howard_(labor_…
  2. Encyclopedia.com: National Typographical Unionwww.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-alma…
  3. Namesake: Charles P. Howard Sr., the Des Moines attorney (African American Registry)aaregistry.org/story/charles-howard-sr-midweste…
  4. Wikipedia disambiguation: Charles P. Howarden.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_P._Howard

Sources

  • Born September 14, 1879 in Harvel, IllinoisWikipedia
  • Worked on railroads and in mining before printing; joined an International Typographical Union local in Tacoma, Washington in 1907Encyclopedia.com
  • ITU president 1923-1924 and 1926-1938, after election as vice-president in 1922Wikipedia
  • Joined John L. Lewis in founding the Committee for Industrial Organization in 1935 and served as its first secretary (1935-1938), though the ITU never formally affiliatedEncyclopedia.com
  • Died of a heart attack on July 21, 1938, still holding the ITU presidency after losing his re-election bidWikipedia

Disambiguation

This record is about the typographers' union president (1879–1938). Not to be confused with Charles P. Howard Sr. (1890–1969), the Des Moines attorney and journalist or Charles S. Howard (1877–1950), the owner of the racehorse Seabiscuit.