McKelway, Alexander Jeffrey, 1866-1918

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Dates:
Birth 1866-10-06
Death 1918-04-16

Biographical notes:

Clergyman, reformer, and Southern secretary of the National Child Labor Committee.

From the description of Papers of Alexander Jeffrey McKelway, 1860-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84015567

Biographical Note

1866, 6 Oct. Born, Salisburyville, Pa. circa 1870 Moved to Charlotte County, Va. 1886 Graduated, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Va. 1891 Graduated, Union Theological Seminary Ordained by the Albemarle Presbytery in North Carolina Married Lavinia Rutherford Smith 1892 Became minister of First Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, N.C. 1898 1905 Editor, North Carolina Presbyterian (later Presbyterian Standard) 1902 Became active in support of child welfare legislation 1903 Became editor of Charlotte News, Charlotte, N.C. 1904 Became Southern secretary of the National Child Labor Committee 1907 1911 Lived in Atlanta, Ga. 1911 Moved to Washington, D.C. 1918, 16 Apr. Died

From the guide to the Alexander Jeffrey McKelway Papers, 1814-1942, (bulk 1900-1918), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Child labor
  • Child labor
  • Child labor
  • Prohibition
  • Women

Occupations:

  • Clergy
  • Reformers

Places:

  • Southern States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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