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Elbert Merritt 1914 - 1969

Elbert Merritt was born on December 26, 1914, and died at age 54 years old in April 1969. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elbert Merritt.
Elbert Merritt
December 26, 1914
April 1969
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Elbert Merritt's History: 1914 - 1969

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  • 12/26
    1914

    Birthday

    December 26, 1914
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  • 04/dd
    1969

    Death

    April 1969
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    Cause of death
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    Elbert Merritt lived 18 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 54.
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In 1914, in the year that Elbert Merritt was born, in June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Yugoslavian national. Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia. Other major powers took sides - and World War I began: Austria declared war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany . . . and on it went until most of the world was embroiled in the war.
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In 1938, at the age of 24 years old, Elbert was alive 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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