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Thomas Lee Merritt 1925 - 1988

Thomas Lee Merritt of Evanston, Cook County, IL was born on June 17, 1925, and died at age 62 years old on April 4, 1988.
Thomas Lee Merritt
Evanston, Cook County, IL 60202
June 17, 1925
April 4, 1988
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  • 06/17
    1925

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    June 17, 1925
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  • 04/4
    1988

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    April 4, 1988
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    Thomas Lee Merritt lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1925, in the year that Thomas Lee Merritt was born, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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In 1938, by the time this person was only 13 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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