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Daniel William Tracy (April 7, 1886 – March 22, 1955) was an American labor union leader.
Born in Bloomington, Illinois, Tracy moved to Houston in 1910, where he became an electrician.Three years later, he joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).He worked as a lineman and wireman until 1916, when he became business manager of two local unions.In 1920, he was elected as a vice-president of the international union.
In 1933, Tracy was elected as president of IBEW.As leader of the union, he strongly opposed the Congress of Industrial Organizations split from the American Federation of Labor (AFL).He attended the International Labour Organization (ILO) conference in Geneva in 1935, and was an advisor to Cordell Hull at the 1938 Pan-American Conference.
In 1940, Tracy left his union post to become Assistant Secretary of Labor.He served until 1946, when he became labor director of the ILO.In 1947, he was re-elected as president of the IBEW, also becoming a vice-president of the AFL.He retired in 1954, and died the following year.