From the Emancipator of the Seaman to His Powerful Sponsor’s Son
Furnseth signed photograph to Philip LaFollette, son of Senator Robert LaFollette.
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Andrew Furnseth. A friend of Sen. Robert La Follette and head of the seamen’s union, he spent 19 years lobbying Congress to get it to pass “The American Seaman’s Act”, giving ordinary seamen similar rights to working men. It limited working hours to 56 per week, guaranteed minimum standards of cleanliness...
Andrew Furnseth. A friend of Sen. Robert La Follette and head of the seamen’s union, he spent 19 years lobbying Congress to get it to pass “The American Seaman’s Act”, giving ordinary seamen similar rights to working men. It limited working hours to 56 per week, guaranteed minimum standards of cleanliness and safety, established the ability of seamen to sue for damages against negligent ship owners, and recognized the right of seamen to organize. In 1915, the New York Times stated that Abe Lincoln had freed the slaves and that Andrew Furuseth was the Abe Lincoln of the sea. In 1913 he served as Pres. Wilson's delegate to the London Conference on Safety at Sea. A dynamic 9 by 12 inch sepia signed photograph with the embossed insignia of the Edmonston Studio.
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