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'''Martin Patrick Durkin''' (March 18, 1894 – November 13, 1955) was a U.S. [[Administrator of the Government|administrator]]. He served as [[Secretary of Labor]] from January 21, 1953, to September 10, 1953, where he was the "plumber" of President [[Dwight Eisenhower]]'s "Nine Millionaires and a Plumber"<ref>{{cite news| publisher=[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]]| url= | '''Martin Patrick Durkin''' (March 18, 1894 – November 13, 1955) was a U.S. [[Administrator of the Government|administrator]]. He served as [[Secretary of Labor]] from January 21, 1953, to September 10, 1953, where he was the "plumber" of President [[Dwight Eisenhower]]'s "Nine Millionaires and a Plumber"<ref>{{cite news| publisher=[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]]| url=https://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15893_Page2.html| title=Whither the Cabinet Republicans?| author= Jonathan Martin| author-link= Jonathan Martin (journalist)| date=2008-11-23}}</ref> cabinet. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Durkin was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]], on March 18, 1894, the son of James J. Durkin and Mary Catherine (''née'' Higgins). At the age of 17, Durkin became involved in the plumber's and pipe fitter's union.<ref name=dol/> On August 29, 1921, Durkin married the former Anna H. McNicholas. They had three sons: Martin Bernard, William Joseph and John Francis Durkin. He eventually became president of that union, and then served as Director of Labor for the State of Illinois from 1933 to 1941. He worked closely with the President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]], [[Frances Perkins]]. | Durkin was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]], on March 18, 1894, the son of James J. Durkin and Mary Catherine (''née'' Higgins). At the age of 17, Durkin became involved in the plumber's and pipe fitter's union.<ref name=dol/> On August 29, 1921, Durkin married the former Anna H. McNicholas. They had three sons: Martin Bernard, William Joseph and John Francis Durkin. He eventually became president of that union, and then served as Director of Labor for the State of Illinois from 1933 to 1941. He worked closely with the President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]], [[Frances Perkins]]. | ||
Durkin served as the Secretary of Labor during the [[Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower administration]]. A Democrat among Republicans, he unsuccessfully pushed for his revisions in the [[Taft-Hartley Act]]. This led to his resignation after less than eight months in office, the shortest tenure of any [[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]].<ref name = dol>{{cite web|url=https://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/durkin.htm|title=U.S. Department of Labor -- History -- Portraits: Martin P. Durkin|publisher=|accessdate=27 January 2017}}</ref> | Durkin served as the Secretary of Labor during the [[Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower administration]]. A Democrat among Republicans, he unsuccessfully pushed for his revisions in the [[Taft-Hartley Act]]. This led to his resignation after less than eight months in office, the shortest tenure of any [[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]].<ref name = dol>{{cite web|url=https://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/durkin.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902165053/http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/durkin.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 2, 2006|title=U.S. Department of Labor -- History -- Portraits: Martin P. Durkin|publisher=|accessdate=27 January 2017}}</ref> | ||
He died in [[Washington D.C.]], from complications of [[cancer]] surgery. He was interred in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in [[Evergreen Park, Illinois]]. | He died in [[Washington D.C.]], from complications of [[cancer]] surgery. He was interred in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in [[Evergreen Park, Illinois]]. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140806091416/http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/durkin.htm Department of Labor biography] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140806091416/http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/durkin.htm Department of Labor biography] | ||
* [http:// | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060716232654/http://dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/dolchp05.htm Department of Labor history of Eisenhower years] | ||
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Biography
Durkin was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 18, 1894, the son of James J. Durkin and Mary Catherine (née Higgins). At the age of 17, Durkin became involved in the plumber's and pipe fitter's union.[2] On August 29, 1921, Durkin married the former Anna H. McNicholas. They had three sons: Martin Bernard, William Joseph and John Francis Durkin. He eventually became president of that union, and then served as Director of Labor for the State of Illinois from 1933 to 1941. He worked closely with the President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins.
Durkin served as the Secretary of Labor during the Eisenhower administration. A Democrat among Republicans, he unsuccessfully pushed for his revisions in the Taft-Hartley Act. This led to his resignation after less than eight months in office, the shortest tenure of any Secretary of Labor.[2]
He died in Washington D.C., from complications of cancer surgery. He was interred in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Evergreen Park, Illinois.