Two former members of Congress will lead the list of speakers at a presentation on Thursday honoring one of the UW-Madison?s most influential economists. Building Management and Worker Partnerships for a More Prosperous America is the theme of the event to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of John R. Commons. Known as the “spiritual father” of Social Security, Commons, born in 1862, worked closely with Wisconsin governor and U.S. senator Robert M. La Follette to draft the Wisconsin civil service law in 1905 and the public utilities law in 1907.
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