Peter J. McArdle
Peter J. McArdle (1874-1940) also known as P.J. McArdle was a labor activist and local politician in Pittsburgh.
Born in Belpre, Ohio and growing up in Muncie, Indiana, McCardle had moved to Western Pennsylvania no later than 1905.[1] He was a rolling mill worker and union council member influential in Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers (hosting the 1909 convention)[2] and the Steel strike of 1919. McArdle was elected to Pittsburgh City Council in 1911 with a source recording him in office for over 27 years. He was a member of the City Planning Commission when the was proposed in 1912. McArdle's home in later life was on Bigham Street in the Mt. Washington neighborhood of Pittsburgh.[3]
His son Joseph A. McArdle became a City Council member and Pennsylvania congressman.
McArdle ran in the 1933 Republican primary for Pittsburgh mayor.[4]
References[]
- ^ "The Scenic P.J. McArdle Roadway, Named For A Politician Who Wanted Another Route To Pgh". wesa.fm. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- ^ "Tin Workers In Convention". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 1909-06-15. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ "Lower P.J. McArdle Roadway - Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA". Pghbridges.com. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UP8cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jY4EAAAAIBAJ&dq=mcardle%20mayor&pg=5461%2C761301
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- 1874 births
- 1940 deaths
- People from Belpre, Ohio