Martin Patrick Durkin

Martin Patrick Durkin was a U.S. administrator. He served as Secretary of Labor from January 21, 1953 to September 10, 1953, where he was the plumber of President Dwight Eisenhowers Nine Millionaires and a Plumber cabinet.

Durkin was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 18, 1894, the son of James J. Durkin and Mary Catherine . At the age of 17, Durkin became involved in the plumbers and pipe fitters union. On August 29, 1921, Durkin married the former Anna H. McNicholas. They had three sons Martin Patrick, Jr., 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. Roosevelts Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins.

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