George Wallace William Hanger


George Wallace William Hanger (March 28, 1866 – December 26, 1935) was a mediator for the Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation and held other positions for government agencies involved in the resolution of labor disputes.[1][2]

George Wallace William Hanger
Martin Augustine Knapp, William Lea Chambers and George W. W. Hanger in 1913
Acting Commissioner of Labor Statistics
In office
May 1913 – August 1913
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byCharles P. Neill
Succeeded byRoyal Meeker
Personal details
Born(1866-03-28)March 28, 1866
Augusta County, Virginia
DiedDecember 26, 1935(1935-12-26) (aged 69)
New York, New York
EducationLebanon Valley College

Biography edit

He was born on March 28, 1866. He worked for the United States Bureau of Labor in 1887 as chief statistician and administrative assistant between 1887 and 1913. From 1913 to 1920 he was a member of the Board of Mediation and Conciliation. He was assistant director of the Railroad Labor Board from 1918 to 1920, and remained a member of the Board until 1926, after which he served on the United States Board of Mediation for the remainder of his career. He was involved in the settlement of many major labor disputes, including his 1927 selection by the United States Board of Mediation as a special mediator in the wage dispute between the Eastern railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.[3] He died on December 26, 1935.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "G. W. W. Hanger Dies. Settled or Forestalled Many Strikes". New York Times. December 27, 1935. Retrieved 2010-08-18. G. Wallace William Hanger, who settled or forestalled many strikes during his sixteen years as a Federal mediator, died suddenly last night of a heart attack ...
  2. ^ "Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation". Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. 1916. The members of the Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation are: Judge Wm. L. Chambers, Judge Martin A. Knapp and George WW Hanger. Agree to Join in Mediation Proceedings.
  3. ^ "G. W. W. Hanger, Special Federal Official, Will Continue Wage Conferences Today". New York Times. January 25, 1927. Retrieved 2010-02-10. G. W. W. Hanger, selected by the United States Board of Mediation as special mediator in the pending wage dispute between the Eastern railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, met D. B. Robertson, President of the brotherhood, yesterday morning and the Conference Committee of Managers, representing the carriers, yesterday afternoon. No agreement was reached and the conference will be continued today.