James Maurer (1864-1944)

James Maurer (1864-1944) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Reading, Berks County, dedicated 2006.

Berks County · dedicated 2006 · Heritage Park near Workers' Memorial, 6th & Canal Sts., Reading

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Labor leader and advocate for child labor reform, pensions, and the state's first workers' compensation act. Self-educated, Maurer was elected president of the Penn-sylvania Federation of Labor from 1912-1928. He served as state legislator from Reading as a Socialist (1910-1918). He ran unsuccessfully for vice president of the United States on the Socialist ticket in 1928 and 1932. He was a lifelong Reading resident.

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