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William Edward Cornell 1895 - 1984

William Edward Cornell of Preston Australia was born in 1895 in Preston to William Cornell and Mary Cornell. He had siblings Henry Cornell, William Cornell, Bernard Cornell, and Oswald Lynch Cornell. William Cornell died at age 89 years old in 1984 in Bena.
William Edward Cornell
Preston Australia
1895
Preston, Australia
1984
Bena, Australia
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  • 1895

    Birthday

    1895
    Birthdate
    Preston Australia
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  • 1984

    Death

    1984
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Bena Australia
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    William Edward Cornell lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1895, in the year that William Edward Cornell was born, on March 15th, in County Tipperary, Ireland, Michael Cleary killed his wife of 8 years, Bridget, and burned her body. His defense was that his "wife" was a changeling that was left in his real wife's place when she was abducted by fairies. He was nonetheless convicted and imprisoned for manslaughter. He spent 15 years in prison.
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In 1902, by the time he was just 7 years old, about 150 thousand United Mine Workers went on strike in eastern Pennsylvania for a wage increase and more suitable hours. They eventually got a 10% raise and their workday was reduced from 10 hours to 9. Because winter was coming and most people at the time heated their homes with coal, President Teddy Roosevelt arbitrated between the owners and the workers - the first time that the Federal government arbitrated in a strike.
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