Edwin V. O'Hara
Also known as
Edwin Vincent O'Hara was born in Lanesboro, Minnesota, one of eight children. His parents had immigrated during the Irish potato famine. O'Hara studied at St. Paul's Seminary and in 1905 he was ordained to the priesthood. He served as a chaplain during World War I. After the war, he worked as a pastor in Portland, and worked to establish a minimum wage in Oregon, which became law in 1913. In 1917, he was the defendant when the law was tried (and upheld) before the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1913, he was appointed chairman of Oregon's Industrial Welfare Commission. In 1923, he founded and became director of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference. In 1930, he was appointed Bishop of Great Falls, Montana by Pope Pius XI. In 1939 he was appointed Bishop of Kansas City, Missouri. In 1954, he was granted made Archbishop. He died in Milan, Italy, shortly after his 75th birthday. He is buried in Kansas City.
Born 1881-09-06
Died 1956-09-11
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- Open LibraryOL1801988A
Top Subjects
- Oregon (6)
- Wages (5)
- Women (5)
- Minimum wage (5)
- Law and legislation (4)
- Child labor (4)
- Trials, litigation (4)
Books by Edwin V. O'Hara
Total count: 14
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Minimum wage pamphletsv. 1-31903-01-01
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Catholic history of Oregon ...Second ed.Catholic book co.1911-01-01
Pioneer Catholic history of OregonGlass & Prudhomme Co.1911-01-01-
Welfare legislation for women and minors1912-01-01
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In the Supreme Court of the state of Oregon, October term, 1913, Frank C. Stettler, appellant, vs. Edwin V. O'Hara, Bertha Moores and Amedee M. Smith, constituting the Industrial Welfare Commission of the state of Oregon, respondentsbrief of Dan J. Malarkey and E.B. Seabrook for respondents : appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Multnomah County : Hon T.J. Cleeton[s.n.]1913-01-01
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In the Supreme Court of the state of Oregon, October term, 1913, Frank C. Stettler, plaintiff and appellant, vs. Edwin V. O'Hara, Bertha Moores, Amedee M. Smith, constituting the Industrial Welfare Commission of the state of Oregon, defendants and respondentsappendix to the briefs filed on behalf of respondents[s.n.]1913-01-01
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Frank C. Stettler, plaintiff in error, vs. Edwin V. O'Hara, et al., constituting the Industrial Welfare Commission, defendants in error, Elmira Simpson, plaintiff in error, vs. Edwin V. O'Hara, et al., constituting the Industrial Welfare Commission, defendants in errorbrief for defendants-in-errorChas. P. Young Co., printers1914-01-01
Catholic history of Oregon2nd ed.Catholic Book Co.1916-01-01-
Oregon minimum wage casesSupreme Court of the United States, October term, 1916, nos. 25 and 26 : Frank C. Stettler, plaintiff in error, vs. Edwin V. O'Hara, et al., constituting the Industrial Welfare Commission, Elmira Simpson, plaintiff in error, vs. Edwin V. O'Hara, et al., constituting the Industrial Welfare Commission : brief for defendants in error upon re-argument[s.n.]1916-01-01
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A program of Catholic rural actionbased on a religious survey of Lane County, Oregon.National Catholic welfare council1921-01-01
The church and the country community.Macmillan1927-01-01-
Pioneer Catholic history of Oregon(Centennial ed.)St. Anthony Guild Press1939-01-01
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Archbishop Irelandtwo appreciationsCollege of St. Thomas1948-01-01
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The parish Confraternity of Christian doctrine in the United States of North America =De congregatione paroeciali doctrinae christianae in Statibus Foederatis Americae SeptemtrionalisSt. Anthony Guild Press1950-01-01