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Edgar Hughes 1905 - 1973

Edgar Hughes of Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri was born on August 2, 1905, and died at age 67 years old in February 1973.
Edgar Hughes
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri 64801
August 2, 1905
February 1973
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Edgar Hughes' History: 1905 - 1973

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  • 08/2
    1905

    Birthday

    August 2, 1905
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  • 02/dd
    1973

    Death

    February 1973
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    Cause of death
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    Edgar Hughes lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1905, in the year that Edgar Hughes was born, the Industrial Workers of the World was founded. An international labor union founded in Chicago, it was most often referred to as the "Wobblies" and had ties to the socialist movement and the anarchist movement. At its peak, it had 150,000 members.
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In 1938, Edgar was 33 years old when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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