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Jack Kroll (labor leader)

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Jack Kroll was born in London, United Kingdom, on June 10, 1885 and came with his family to the United States of America in 1886. He became an American citizen in 1892 and studied in public schools in
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In 1901, Kroll became a clothing cutter, first in Rochester, then in Chicago in 1901. By 1910, he had become a volunteer labor organizer. In 1920, he joined the
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In addition to his national role, Kroll was an early member of the board of directors of a Democrat-Republican "
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In 1920, Jack Kroll married Sara Sylvia Ruben, whom he had met the year before on a picket line.
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Kroll died age 85 in Cincinnati, Ohio, survived by his wife, son, and five grandchildren.
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Jack Kroll (labor)
London
Cincinnati
Ohio
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Sidney Hillman
AFL
CIO
AFL–CIO
CIO-PAC
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Rochester, New York

Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Sidney Hillman
CIO-PAC
AFL–CIO
Committee on Political Education
City Charter Committee
Histadrut
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Sidney Hillman
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO-PAC
AFL–CIO

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