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Cornelia Coonley 1884 - 1972

Cornelia Coonley of Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma was born on November 24, 1884, and died at age 87 years old in January 1972.
Cornelia Coonley
Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma 73018
November 24, 1884
January 1972
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    1884

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    November 24, 1884
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    1972

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    January 1972
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    Cornelia Coonley lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1884, in the year that Cornelia Coonley 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 1935, she was 51 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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