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John Coefield (June 18, 1869 – February 8, 1940) was an American labor union leader. Born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, Coefield completed an apprenticeship as a plumber. He worked in various cities before settling in
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, where he joined the Plumbers', Gas Fitters', and Steam Fitters' Association. In 1903, this union affiliated to the United Association of Journeymen Plumbers, Gas Fitters, Steam Fitters, and Steam Fitters' Helpers of the United States and Canada (UA). In 1907, Coefield became business agent of the San Francisco Building Trades Council, and vice president of the California Building Trades Council. He became a vice-president of the UA in 1911, and then in 1919 became its president, relocating to
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. From 1920, he was also a vice-president of the Metal Trades Department, and in 1929, he became a vice-president of the
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. Coefield was a supporter of the
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and served as labor chair of the
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on several occasions. He died suddenly in 1940, in
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, after attending a dinner; when found, his body had been robbed.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coefield, John 1869 births 1940 deaths American trade union leaders People from Franklin, Pennsylvania Trade unionists from Pennsylvania Vice Presidents of the American Federation of Labor