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Harry Dewey 1884 - 1972

Harry Dewey of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona was born on December 11, 1884, and died at age 87 years old in July 1972.
Harry Dewey
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 85014
December 11, 1884
July 1972
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Harry Dewey's History: 1884 - 1972

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    1884

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    December 11, 1884
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    1972

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    July 1972
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    Harry Dewey lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1884, in the year that Harry Dewey 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 1898, at the age of merely 14 years old, Harry was alive when magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company controlled 84% of the oil and pipelines in the United States. Rockefeller grew Standard Oil through the merger of several other small oil companies throughout the U.S., creating a monopoly.
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