George G. Kidwell
George G. Kidwell | |
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Kidwell in 1939 | |
| Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations | |
| In office January 2, 1939 – January 4, 1943 | |
| Appointed by | Culbert Olson |
| Preceded by | Timothy A. Reardon |
| Succeeded by | Paul Scharrenberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 14, 1884 Wagersville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 1948 (aged 64) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist (1900s–1910s) Farmer–Labor (1920s) |
| Spouse |
Elsa Bushweit (divorced) |
| Children |
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| Occupation | Labor leader, politician |
George Geddes Kidwell (February 14, 1884 – April 26, 1948) was an American labor leader and politician who served as secretary of the San Francisco Bakery Wagon Drivers' Union from 1917 to 1939 and as director of the California Department of Industrial Relations from 1939 to 1943. Communist Party journalist Al Richmond remembered Kidwell as a man "whose stature overshadowed his home base" in the Drivers' Union.