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William Frederic Drew 1884 - 1967

William Frederic Drew of Fitzroy Australia was born in 1884 to George Robert Drew and Louisa Whittenbury Drew. William Drew died at age 83 years old in 1967 in Fitzroy.
William Frederic Drew
Fitzroy Australia
1884
1967
Fitzroy, Australia
Male
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  • 1884

    Birthday

    1884
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  • 1967

    Death

    1967
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    Cause of death
    Fitzroy Australia
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    William Frederic Drew lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1884, in the year that William Frederic Drew was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1928, he was 44 years old when Mickie Mouse was born! He first appeared in Disney's Steamboat Willie, along with Minnie. Although they were in two previous shorts, this was the first to be distributed. Steamboat Willie took advantage of the new technology and was a "talkie" - music was coordinated with the animation. It became the most popular cartoon of its day.
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