![]() ![]() By that year, Morgan had risen to be chairman of the joint committee of all the labor organizations of Chicago. Morgan he prepared a twenty-four page pamphlet concerning Chicago sweat shops, which was published by Trades Assembly in 1891. In the same year he became editor of the journal Trades Assembly. In 1888 Morgan organized the Woman’s Alliance for Protection of Women and Child Workers. During the same period he prepared Workshop and Factory laws, which he had presented before the Chicago City Council in 1879 and which were adopted by the Council and made a part of the Municipal Code of Chicago. In the years 1877 to 1880 Morgan was active in organizing the Socialist Labor Party. In the same year (1879) Morgan represented the Socialists of Chicago before a Congressional Committee of Inquiry. In 1875 Morgan was a delegate to the Chicago Trades Assembly, and four years later he represented the Chicago Trades Assembly before the Legislative Committee of Inquiry into the Conditions of Labor. Rising quickly in the ranks of the labor movement in his trade, Morgan became President of the Machinists’ Union of Chicago in 1874, the same year that he became a member of the Socialist (Workingman’s) Party. On January 26, 1868, he married Elizabeth Chambers of Birmingham and in 1869 he and his bride migrated to the United States, where they settled in Chicago. Educated at Sunday and evening schools, Morgan worked at the machinist trade during and after his schooling. Thomas John Morgan was born in Birmingham, England, October 27, 1847, the son of Thomas John and Hannah (Simcox) Morgan. Papers,, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library Biographical Note ![]() This collection, the preferred citation is: Morgan, Thomas J. Also includes drafts of speeches and articles by Morgan, miscellaneous clippings, journals and publications reflecting Morgan's activities in the Socialist Labor Party and politics in general, as well as Morgan's diverse public welfare interests. Contains correspondence concerning The Provoker, party correspondence, drafts of committee resolutions and statements with which Morgan was associated. Active in the machinists labor movement and the Socialist Labor Party. Born in England in 1847 and migrated to U.S. Morgan (1847-1912), socialist activist and journalist. Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center ![]() ![]() © 2009 University of Chicago Library Descriptive Summary Title: University of Chicago Library Guide to the Thomas J. ![]()
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