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Joseph P Washkey 1903 - 1973

Joseph P Washkey of Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA was born on November 11, 1903, and died at age 69 years old in August 1973.
Joseph P Washkey
Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA 18508
November 11, 1903
August 1973
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Joseph P Washkey's History: 1903 - 1973

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  • 11/11
    1903

    Birthday

    November 11, 1903
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33356124 Enlisted: October 10, 1942 in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa 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
  • Professional Career

    Motormen, Street, Subway, And Elevated Railway
  • 08/dd
    1973

    Death

    August 1973
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1903, in the year that Joseph P Washkey was born, the United States Department of Commerce and Labor was created by President Theodore Roosevelt to control the excesses of big business. Renamed the Department of Commerce 10 years later, many departments concerned with workers were transferred to the Department of Labor at that time. Another spin-off, the Bureau of Corporations, became the Federal Trade Commission.
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In 1945, Joseph was 42 years old when on April 12th, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. At 1p, he was sitting for a portrait when he complained that he had a "terrific pain" in the back of his head and collapsed. A doctor was summoned and the doctor gave him a shot of adrenaline into his heart. It didn't help and he was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. A slow moving train took him back to Washington D.C. while thousands of mourners lined the tracks. He was buried at his home in Hyde Park, New York.
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