JAMES J. DAVIS - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 26507
Price: $90.00
JAMES J. DAVIS. Signature: "James J Davis" as Secretary
of Labor, 5x3 card. Typed caption. James John Davis (1873-1947), who
immigrated to the U.S. from Wales in 1881, became a puddler in the
ironworks in Pennsylvania before moving to Elwood, Indiana, where he became
involved in local politics and labor activities. In 1907, the year Davis moved
to Pittsburgh, he became Director General of the Loyal Order of Moose. In
1921, Davis was appointed Secretary of Labor by President Warren G.
Harding, serving under Presidents Harding, Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover
until he resigned in 1930 to become Republican U.S. Senator from
Pennsylvania. Davis served until 1945, being defeated for reelection in
1944. He published his autobiography, The Iron Puddler, in 1922. Toned
and lightly soiled.
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