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William Henry Barrie 1864 - 1940

William Henry Barrie of Melbourne, VIC Australia was born on December 10, 1864 in Sebastopol, City of Ballarat County to William Henry Barrie and Mary Ann (Hoiles) Barrie. He had siblings Alfred Edward Barrie, Charles Edwin Barrie, James Edwin Barrie, Robert Barrie, Arthur Roger Barrie, Leslie Whitfield Barrie, Lee Westley Barrie, Francis Barrie, Samuel John Barrie, Charles Ernest Barrie, Ralph Augustus Barrie, and Albert Walter Victor Barrie. William Barrie married Agnes Elizabeth Crowe in 1896, and died at age 75 years old on January 29, 1940 in Melbourne.
William Henry Barrie
Melbourne, VIC Australia
December 10, 1864
Sebastopol, City of Ballarat County, VIC, 3356, Australia
January 29, 1940
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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  • 12/10
    1864

    Birthday

    December 10, 1864
    Birthdate
    Sebastopol, City of Ballarat County, VIC 3356, Australia
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  • Nationality & Locations

    Ballarat, Australia
  • 01/29
    1940

    Death

    January 29, 1940
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Melbourne, VIC Australia
    Death location
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    William Henry Barrie lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1864, in the year that William Henry Barrie was born, on April 22nd, the Coinage Act of 1864 was passed by Congress. It mandated that "In God We Trust" was to be placed on all United States coins and created a 2 cent coin. Later - in 1956 - "In God We Trust" replaced "E Pluribus Unum" - which means out of many, one - as the national motto.
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In 1884, he was 20 years old when 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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