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Benjamin Carswell 1884 - 1970

Benjamin Carswell of Staten Island, Richmond County, New York was born on December 9, 1884, and died at age 85 years old in April 1970.
Benjamin Carswell
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York 10314
December 9, 1884
April 1970
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    1884

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    December 9, 1884
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    1970

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    April 1970
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    Benjamin Carswell lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1884, in the year that Benjamin Carswell was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1901, he was 17 years old when Teddy Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States. TR, as he was known, had been Vice-President for 6 months when President William McKinley was assassinated. At age 42, he became the youngest President to serve although John Kennedy, at age 43, was the youngest President elected. He was a popular progressive and was elected to a second term in 1904 as a Republican, winning 56.4% of the popular vote and 336 electoral votes.
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