Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Samuel Gompers Biography and Timeline

Follow Samuel Gompers through 1 dated historical records for United States of America.

Samuel Gompers, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1886–1886Years on this page

1886

American Federation of Labor

President of American Federation of Labor · Columbus · Economy / Labour

Gompers becomes president of the newly formed American Federation of Labor.

Role range: 1886-1894

Records, sources and methodology

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