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| Affiliation | Socialist |
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| Name | Valentine Remmel |
| Address |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
March 09, 1853 |
| Died |
May 09, 1929
(76 years) |
| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
Aug 28, 2021 09:01am |
| Tags |
German - Married -
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| Info | Valentine Francis Remmel - glass blower and labor activist.
Born 3/9/1853 in Pittsburgh PA; son of Conrad Remmel, a German glass blower.
Began working in Atterbury's Glass Factory at age 11 (1864)
Became a glass blower 1871 and continued in the trade until his death.
Joined the Knights of Labor 1876
Helped found the American Federation of Glass Workers Union 1879
Delegate to the American Federation of Trades 1881
Married Jennie Harlan 6/3/1889
Joined the Socialist Labor Party in 1895.
Candidate for Mayor (SLP-Pittsburgh) c. 1896
Candidate for Superior court judge (SLP-PA) 1899
Remmel was the candidate for Vice-President on the ticket of the Socialist Labor Party, 1900. He had run for the nomination for President but was defeated by Joseph Maloney.
Left SLP between 1900 and 1910.
Candidate for US House 1910
Date of death not reported in sources
[Link]
James T. Havel, U.S. Presidential Candidates and the Elections, vol. 1, p. 478. |
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