Andrew Furuseth (March 17, 1854 – January 22, 1938) of Åsbygda, Hedmark, Norway was a merchant seaman and an American labor leader. Furuseth was active...
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SS Andrew Furuseth was a Liberty ship built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. The ship was named in honor of American merchant...
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Furuseth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrew Furuseth (born 1854), American labor leader Henrik Furuseth (born 1996), Norwegian...
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enlisted in the United States Merchant Marine, at first serving on the SS Andrew Furuseth and then many other ships until 1952 when he left service. Allen would...
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Seamen's Act (redirect from Furuseth Act)
influence on the drafting of the Bill, with the President of the Union, Andrew Furuseth, cited as being behind the intent and content of the bill. Secretary...
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Coast Sailor's Union and elected George Thompson its first president. Andrew Furuseth, who had joined the union on June 3, 1885 was elected to its highest...
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claimed to have witnessed this experiment while serving aboard the SS Andrew Furuseth. In Allen's account, a destroyer escort was successfully made invisible...
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attack), provided the final impetus to stamp out the practice. In 1915, Andrew Furuseth and Senator Robert M. La Follette pushed through the Seamen's Act of...
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1908, Andrew Furuseth became president of the International Seamen's Union and served in that office until 1938. During this period, Andrew Furuseth successfully...
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Steffens (right), Senator La Follette (center), and maritime labor leader Andrew Furuseth (left), c. 1915....
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