Frank Steunenberg (August 8, 1861–December 30, 1905) was the governor of the U.S. state of Idaho from 1897 until 1901. August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... List of Idaho Governors George L. Shoup, Republican, 1890-1891 N. B. Willey, Republican, 1891-1893 William J. McConnell, Republican, 1893-1897 Frank Steunenberg, Democrat, 1897-1901 Frank W. Hunt, Democrat, 1901-1903 John T. Morrison, Republican, 1903-1905 Frank R. Gooding, Republican, 1905-1909 James H. Brady, Republican, 1909... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Gem State Other U.S. States Capital Boise Largest city Boise Governor Dirk Kempthorne (R) Senators Larry Craig (R) Mike Crapo (R) Official language(s) none Area 216,632 km² (14th)  - Land 214,499 km²  - Water 2,133 km² (0. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Born in 1861 in Keokuk, Iowa, he was elected in 1896 as a candidate of both the Populist Party and the Democratic Party, and with the support of labor unions. As a result, many corporations, fearing that Steunenberg's government would not support them if there was a strike, increased their wages for workers. 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Keokuk is a city located in Lee County, Iowa. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers...

The Bunker Hill Mining Company, however, did not, and the miners working for that company went on strike. Steunenberg ignored his campaign promises and sent out the militia to crush the strike. He did not run for reelection in 1900. 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

On December 30, 1905, he was assassinated outside his house in Caldwell, Idaho. Big Bill Haywood and two other labor leaders, Charles Moyer and George Pettibone, were tried for authorizing the murder. The trial, which received national attention, resulted in them being acquitted. It is most likely that Steunenberg was in fact killed by a labor union sympathizer angry because he betrayed the unions while he was governor. Caldwell is a city located in Canyon County, Idaho. ... William Dudley Big Bill Haywood (February 4, 1869–May 18, 1928) was a prominent figure in American radical unionism as a leader in the Western Federation of Miners (WFM) and later as a founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). ...

See also

Coeur d'Alene miners' dispute On July 11, 1892 miners in Coeur dAlene, Idaho commandeered trains, fired on scabs, and threatened to blow up nonunion equipment. ...