Hawkeye . LONG AGO. LeGrand Powers LeGrand Powers was born at Preston, N. Y.,July 21, 1847. After two years at Tufts College,Boston, he entered the University of Iowa, gradu-ating in the class of 72. Upon graduation, took charge of a Unitarian school at Mitch-ellville, Iowa, which position he resigned twoyears later to engage in the active work of theMinistry. After several years as pastor of Uni-tarian churches in Joliet, Oak Park, (a suburb ofChicago,) and Minneapolis, he was appointed Com-missioner of Labor in Minnesota. When he hadserved for eight years as Commissioner of Labor h
Hawkeye . LONG AGO. LeGrand Powers LeGrand Powers was born at Preston, N. Y.,July 21, 1847. After two years at Tufts College,Boston, he entered the University of Iowa, gradu-ating in the class of 72. Upon graduation, took charge of a Unitarian school at Mitch-ellville, Iowa, which position he resigned twoyears later to engage in the active work of theMinistry. After several years as pastor of Uni-tarian churches in Joliet, Oak Park, (a suburb ofChicago,) and Minneapolis, he was appointed Com-missioner of Labor in Minnesota. When he hadserved for eight years as Commissioner of Labor heLe GRAND POWERS. was made Chief Statistician in charge of Agricul- ture at Washington, which position he now holds. Probably Mr. Powers has framed more bills which have been enacted into labor lawsthan any other individual in the country. Mr. Powers is author of the Child Labor Law,the Factory Inspection Law and a law for the regulation of bake shops which has beencopied by nearly every State in the Union. His stat
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