William Bauchop Wilson

Bauchop William Wilson ( born April 2, 1862 in Blantyre, Scotland, † May 25, 1934 in Savannah, Georgia ) was an American politician, who served as the first Minister of Labor of the United States to the Cabinet of President Woodrow Wilson.

Originally from the Scottish South Lanarkshire Wilson migrated as a boy with his parents to the United States, where the family settled in 1870 in Arnot (Pennsylvania). Starting the following year, he had to work in coal mines, which he did until 1898. During this time he also became active in the union UMWA, as its secretary - treasurer he International 1900-1908 acted.

As of March 4, 1907 William B. Wilson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the Democrats. He represented the 15th District of Pennsylvania until March 3, 1913 before retiring after a missed re-election in 1912; the 1914 targeted return he missed. During his time in Congress, he was chairman of the Working Committee ( House Committee on Labor ).

Woodrow Wilson called his namesake after his election as U.S. president in the Federal Cabinet, the William B. Wilson belonged to the first Labour Minister on 5 March 1913 to 5 March 1921. Prior to the Trade and the Ministry of Labour had been united in the Department of Commerce and Labor. During World War II he was a member of the National Defence Council (Council of National Defense).

Between 1914 and 1921, Wilson worked also for the federal education authority ( Federal Board for Vocational Education ), which he chaired from 1920 to 1921. After retiring from the federal government, he was appointed in early March 1921 in the International Joint Commission, which should be simple with respect to the boundary waters between the United States and Canada in disputes; However, he resigned after only three weeks on March 21, 1921 down already.

In 1926, William B. Wilson ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate, after which he ended his political career and in Pennsylvania dedicated business activities in mining and agriculture. He died in 1934 during a train near Savannah.