Born in Edinburgh, Kidd began working as a laborer when he was ten years old, before becoming a woodworker. In 1885, he emigrated to the United States, settling in Nebraska, before moving to Denver.[1] There, he founded a local union of woodworkers, which in 1890 joined the new Machine Wood Workers' International Union of America. Kidd was elected as secretary of the new union, and also became editor of its journal, the Machine Wood Worker. In 1892, he moved to Chicago, where he was a leading supporter of the Populist Party.[2]
In 1896, Kidd took his union into a merger, which formed the Amalgamated Woodworkers' International Union of America. He became secretary of the new union, and also editor of its journal, The International Wood Worker. From 1899, he was a vice president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). In 1904, he stood down from his union, to become a full-time organizer for the AFL.[2] However, in 1907, he left the union movement entirely, to become a sales representative for the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, and was promoted to become a branch manager in 1913.[3]
thomas, kidd, thomas, inglis, kidd, december, 1860, november, 1941, scottish, born, american, labor, union, leader, bornthomas, inglis, kidd, 1860, december, 1860edinburgh, scotlanddiednovember, 1941, 1941, aged, milwaukee, wisconsin, united, statesoccupationl. Thomas Inglis Kidd December 12 1860 November 7 1941 was a Scottish born American labor union leader Thomas I KiddBornThomas Inglis Kidd 1860 12 12 December 12 1860Edinburgh ScotlandDiedNovember 7 1941 1941 11 07 aged 80 Milwaukee Wisconsin United StatesOccupationLabor leaderPolitical partyPopulistBiography editBorn in Edinburgh Kidd began working as a laborer when he was ten years old before becoming a woodworker In 1885 he emigrated to the United States settling in Nebraska before moving to Denver 1 There he founded a local union of woodworkers which in 1890 joined the new Machine Wood Workers International Union of America Kidd was elected as secretary of the new union and also became editor of its journal the Machine Wood Worker In 1892 he moved to Chicago where he was a leading supporter of the Populist Party 2 In 1896 Kidd took his union into a merger which formed the Amalgamated Woodworkers International Union of America He became secretary of the new union and also editor of its journal The International Wood Worker From 1899 he was a vice president of the American Federation of Labor AFL In 1904 he stood down from his union to become a full time organizer for the AFL 2 However in 1907 he left the union movement entirely to become a sales representative for the Brunswick Balke Collender Company and was promoted to become a branch manager in 1913 3 He died in Milwaukee on November 7 1941 4 References edit Crane Virginia Glenn 1998 The Oshkosh Woodworkers Strike of 1898 Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Commission ISBN 9780966919509 a b The Samuel Gompers Papers University of Illinois Press 1986 ISBN 9780252033896 Thomas Inglis Kidd The New York Times November 9 1941 p 52 Thomas I Kidd Wisconsin State Journal Milwaukee UP November 8 1941 p 2 Retrieved May 10 2023 via Newspapers com Trade union officesPreceded byNew position Sixth Vice President of the American Federation of Labor1898 1900 Succeeded byDenis A HayesPreceded byMax Morris Fifth Vice President of the American Federation of Labor1900 1905 Succeeded byDenis A Hayes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas I Kidd amp oldid 1154167998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
