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'''Robert Hayworth McKune''' (August 1823-October 1894) was an American businessman and politician, elected as mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, serving 1876 through |
'''Robert Hayworth McKune''' (August 1823-October 1894) was an American businessman and politician, elected as mayor of [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]], serving 1876 through 1878. |
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He began working as a shoe clerk at age 13 |
He began working as a shoe clerk at age 13; he eventually took over his mother's bakery and opened his own grocery store.<ref name="azz">{{cite book|author1=Margo L. Azzarelli|author2=Marnie Azzarelli|title=Labor Unrest in Scranton|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=sy4LDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT7|year=2016|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|page=7}}</ref> In 1849 he was among the tens of thousands of men who moved to the West Coast to seek his fortune during the [[California Gold Rush]]. McKune fought in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], achieving the rank of first lieutenant. He fought in the [[Battle of Antietam]] as a member of the US [[28th Infantry Division (United States)|Keystone Guards]]. |
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He was appointed as a US commissioner in 1868. |
He was appointed as a US commissioner in 1868.<!--of what? --> A member of the Republican Party, in 1875 he was elected the fourth mayor of [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]. In 1877, after the Great Railroad Strike began in West Virginia, he played a pivotal role in the the city's preparation for and response to labor unrest, which spread as a [[Scranton General Strike|general strike]] and ensuing riots in August.<ref name="logan">{{Cite book|last=Logan|first=Samuel Crothers|title=A City's Danger and Defense. Or, Issues and Results of the Strikes of 1877, Containing the Origin and History of the Scranton City Guard|location=[[Philadelphia]]|publisher=J.B. Rogers Print|year=1887|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/A_City_s_Danger_and_Defense.html?id=q6g-AAAAYAAJ}}</ref> |
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McKune had long been supportive of legislation to create the independent [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]] from territory of [[Luzerne County]]. Scranton was designated as the county seat and a new judicial district was organized for the county. He wrote a memorial of the movement and took part in the laying of the cornerstone of the new county courthouse.<ref>{{cite book |last=McKune |first=Robert |date=1882 |title=Memorial of the Erection of Lackawanna County, in the State of Pennsylvania: Comprising an Account of the Progress of the New-county Movement, the Laying of the Corner-stone of the Court-house and a Steographic Report of the Speeches at the Banquet Held at the Wyoming House, Scranton, May 25, 1882 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wzRRAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Memorial+of+the+Erection+of+Lackawanna+County,+in+the+State+of+Pennsylvania&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiArr69ke7MAhVEbD4KHWyvBh4Q6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=Memorial%20of%20the%20Erection%20of%20Lackawanna%20County%2C%20in%20the%20State%20of%20Pennsylvania&f=false|publisher=M. R. Walter}}</ref> |
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McKune died in October 1894 while visiting his sister. He is interred at the Forest Hill Cemetery in [[Dunmore, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.aqcdesign.com/mckune| title =McKune| website =ACQ Design: Multimedia & Genealogy| access-date = 22 May 2016}}</ref> |
McKune died in October 1894 while visiting his sister. He is interred at the Forest Hill Cemetery in [[Dunmore, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.aqcdesign.com/mckune| title =McKune| website =ACQ Design: Multimedia & Genealogy| access-date = 22 May 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:07, 23 May 2016
Robert Hayworth McKune (August 1823-October 1894) was an American businessman and politician, elected as mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, serving 1876 through 1878.
He began working as a shoe clerk at age 13; he eventually took over his mother's bakery and opened his own grocery store.[1] In 1849 he was among the tens of thousands of men who moved to the West Coast to seek his fortune during the California Gold Rush. McKune fought in the Civil War, achieving the rank of first lieutenant. He fought in the Battle of Antietam as a member of the US Keystone Guards.
He was appointed as a US commissioner in 1868. A member of the Republican Party, in 1875 he was elected the fourth mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania. In 1877, after the Great Railroad Strike began in West Virginia, he played a pivotal role in the the city's preparation for and response to labor unrest, which spread as a general strike and ensuing riots in August.[2]
McKune had long been supportive of legislation to create the independent Lackawanna County from territory of Luzerne County. Scranton was designated as the county seat and a new judicial district was organized for the county. He wrote a memorial of the movement and took part in the laying of the cornerstone of the new county courthouse.[3]
McKune died in October 1894 while visiting his sister. He is interred at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Dunmore, Pennsylvania.[4]
References
- ^ Margo L. Azzarelli; Marnie Azzarelli (2016). Labor Unrest in Scranton. Arcadia Publishing. p. 7.
- ^ Logan, Samuel Crothers (1887). A City's Danger and Defense. Or, Issues and Results of the Strikes of 1877, Containing the Origin and History of the Scranton City Guard. Philadelphia: J.B. Rogers Print.
- ^ McKune, Robert (1882). Memorial of the Erection of Lackawanna County, in the State of Pennsylvania: Comprising an Account of the Progress of the New-county Movement, the Laying of the Corner-stone of the Court-house and a Steographic Report of the Speeches at the Banquet Held at the Wyoming House, Scranton, May 25, 1882. M. R. Walter.
- ^ "McKune". ACQ Design: Multimedia & Genealogy. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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