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John Y Colgrove 1922 - 1998

John Y Colgrove of Middleburg, Clay County, FL was born on November 25, 1922, and died at age 75 years old on March 30, 1998.
John Y Colgrove
Middleburg, Clay County, FL 32050
November 25, 1922
March 30, 1998
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John Y Colgrove's History: 1922 - 1998

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  • 11/25
    1922

    Birthday

    November 25, 1922
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Lake County, Florida United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34788073 Enlisted: June 22, 1943 in Cp Blanding Florida Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • 03/30
    1998

    Death

    March 30, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1922, in the year that John Y Colgrove was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1933, by the time he was merely 11 years old, Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet-level position, appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor. She told him that her priorities would be a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, abolition of child labor, direct federal aid to the states for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized federal employment service, and universal health insurance. President Roosevelt approved of all of them and most them were implemented during his terms as President. She served until his death in 1945.
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