Biography/History

1913, Feb 14	Born, Brazil, Indiana
1932	President of Teamsters Local Union 299
1935 Sept 25	Married Josephine Poszwak
1935-1971	Chairman of the Central Conference of the Teamsters Union
1952-1957	Teamsters Union Vice-President
1957-1971	Teamsters General President

For additional biographical information refer to the autobiography written by James R. Hoffa, The Trials of Jimmy Hoffa (1970).