Rye, Lucien Felton

Biography: 

(1882-1953) commissioner of conciliation for Dept. of Labor; in efforts to settle walkouts, labor unrest at Bethlehem Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation–Sparrows Point, Md.; involved with complaints of Point Breeze Employees’ Assoc. on Western Electric’s refusal to provide separate facilities for white and black employees (1943). Held that separate-but-equal facilities would not be discriminatory. World War I Draft Registration card lists birth year as 1883; most other sources (including World War II Draft Registration card) list birth year as 1882.

Birth: 
1882 December 16
Death: 
1953 September 2
Gender: 
Male