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Joseph Compton 1901 - 1984

Joseph Compton of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on December 12, 1901, and died at age 82 years old in July 1984.
Joseph Compton
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60653
December 12, 1901
July 1984
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Joseph Compton's History: 1901 - 1984

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    1901

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    December 12, 1901
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  • 07/dd
    1984

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    July 1984
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    Joseph Compton lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1901, in the year that Joseph Compton was born, John Pierpont "J. P." Morgan created U.S. Steel. J.P. Morgan was an American banker and financier who dominated U.S. business at this time. He had previously overseen the creation of General Electric, as well as International Harvester and AT&T. He has been referred to as America's greatest banker. U.S. Steel was the first billion dollar company in the world, worth $1.4 billion in 1901.
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In 1938, by the time he was 37 years old, 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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