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Richard Theodore Ely
Richard Theodore Ely (April 13, 1854 – October 4, 1943) was an American economist, author, and leader of the Progressive movement who called for more government intervention to reform what they perceived as the injustices of capitalism, especially regarding factory conditions, compulsory education, child labor, and labor unions. Ely is best remembered as a founder and the first Secretary of the American Economic Association, as a founder and secretary of the Christian Social Union, and as the author of a series of widely read books on the organized labor movement, socialism, and other social issues. Biography Early years Ely was born in 1854 in Ripley, New York, the oldest child of Ezra Sterling and Harriet Gardner (Mason) Ely. He grew up on his family's 90-acre farm near Fredonia, New York, carrying wood, milking cows, churning butter, and picking rock in the fields. He later recalled that life on the farm taught him much. Richard's father was a self-taught engineer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripley, New York
Ripley is a town on Lake Erie in the westernmost part of Chautauqua County, New York. The population was 2,310 at the time of the 2020 census. The town was named after Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, a general in the War of 1812. There are no incorporated villages in the town, but there is one census-designated place: the hamlet of Ripley. The town is perhaps best known as being the western end of the New York State Thruway. History Ripley was first settled ''circa'' 1804 in the vicinity of Ripley village. The town was established in 1817 from part of the town of Portland. Much of the economy of the town in recent years has been based on growing fruit, especially Concord grapes. Notable people *Richard Theodore Ely, economist * B.F. Goodrich, founder of the popular rubber company *Charles Mann Hamilton, former US congressman *Dudley Marvin, former US congressman * Joseph A. McGinnies, former New York state assemblyman * Edward Orton Sr., first president of the Ohio State Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
