The Union Labor Party was a political party in the United States during the late nineteenth century. The party was organized at Cincinnati in 1887 as a merger of several agrarian, socialist, and trade union groups, following the success of state and municipal labor parties in the 1886 United States elections. The national party ran Alson Streeter in the 1888 United States presidential election. After 1891, the party was absorbed into the new People's Party.
Union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati
The Union Labor Party was a political party in the United States during the late nineteenth century.
Historical Significance
The Union Labor Party was a political party in the United States during the late nineteenth century.
Events Before
Karl Benz patents the "Benz Patent-Motorwagen" in Karlsruhe, Germany, the world's first automobile with an internal comb
Karl Benz patents the "Benz Patent-Motorwagen" in Karlsruhe, Germany, the world's first automobile with an internal combustion engine [1]
Inventor Thomas Edison (38) marries 2nd wife Mina Miller (20) in Akron, Ohio
Inventor Thomas Edison (38) marries 2nd wife Mina Miller (20) in Akron, Ohio
William Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill in the British House of Commons
The Home Rule movement (Irish: Rialtas Dúchais) was a movement that campaigned for self-government (or "home rule") for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Painter Paul Cézanne (47) weds Marie-Hortense Fiquet (36)
Painter Paul Cézanne (47) weds Marie-Hortense Fiquet (36)
Nationwide demonstrations and strikes demanding an 8-hour workday begin in the US
Socialism in the United States has encompassed various types of tendencies, including utopian socialists, anarchists, democratic socialists, social democrats, Marxist–Leninists, and Trotskyists.
Events After
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., to promote "the increase and diffusion of geographic kno
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., to promote "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge" [1]
“Father of American Golf” John Reid first demonstrates golf on a Yonkers cow pasture to friends
“Father of American Golf” John Reid first demonstrates golf on a Yonkers cow pasture to friends
The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and pea
The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace
Industrialist Henry Ford (24) weds Clara Jane Bryant (22) in Greenfield Township, Michigan
Industrialist Henry Ford (24) weds Clara Jane Bryant (22) in Greenfield Township, Michigan
Crouching start first used in track and field by Charles Sherrill of Yale
Crouching start first used in track and field by Charles Sherrill of Yale
More from the 1880s
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., to promote "the increase and diffusion of geographic kno
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., to promote "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge" [1]
The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jers
The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey
American painter Thomas Eakins (40) weds American painter and photographer Susan Macdowell (32) in a Quaker ceremony in
American painter Thomas Eakins (40) weds American painter and photographer Susan Macdowell (32) in a Quaker ceremony in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, until his death in 1916
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass marries his second wife suffragist Helen Pitts
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass marries his second wife suffragist Helen Pitts
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on February 22, 1887?
- The Union Labor Party was a political party in the United States during the late nineteenth century. The party was organized at Cincinnati in 1887 as a merger of several agrarian, socialist, and trade union groups, following the success of state and municipal labor parties in the 1886 United States elections. The national party ran Alson Streeter in the 1888 United States presidential election.
- Why is Union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati significant?
- The Union Labor Party was a political party in the United States during the late nineteenth century.