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George Coles 1884 - 1968

George Coles of Newport, Sullivan County, NH was born on May 12, 1884, and died at age 84 years old in September 1968.
George Coles
Newport, Sullivan County, NH 03773
May 12, 1884
September 1968
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George Coles' History: 1884 - 1968

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  • 05/12
    1884

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    May 12, 1884
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  • 09/dd
    1968

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    September 1968
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    George Coles lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1884, in the year that George Coles was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1898, by the time he was just 14 years old, magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company controlled 84% of the oil and pipelines in the United States. Rockefeller grew Standard Oil through the merger of several other small oil companies throughout the U.S., creating a monopoly.
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