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Eugene V. Debs
Title
Debs
Name
Eugene
V
.
Debs
Birth/Death Dates
1855
-
1926
Where in Indiana
Vigo
County
--
Terre
Haute
When in Indiana
Most
of his
life
Notable For
Debs
was a
founder
of the
American
Railway
Union
and
served
as the
Union's
first
president
. He
organized
the
Social
Democratic
Party
of
America
in
1897
, and
ran
for the
U
.
S
.
Presidency
in
1900
,
1904
,
1908
,
1912
, and
1920
. He was
convicted
of
violation
of the
Espionage
Act
in
1918
and
sentenced
to
ten
years
in
prison
.
President
Harding
pardoned
him in
1921
.
Description
Debs
is
very
thin
and
bald
. He
is
wearing
a
buttoned
up
jacket
.
Wrought
iron
work
is
on the
building
behind
him.
Subject
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926
Labor movement--United States
Labor unions
Labor leaders
Socialists--United States
Socialism
Social-Democratic Party of America
Presidential candidates--United States
Item ID
P0408
_
BOX22
_
PORTRAITS
Source of Image
P
0408
Indiana
Postcard
Collection
Digital Collection
Notable
Hoosiers
(
DC
010
)
Bibliography/Notes
Information
taken
from
Webster's
Biographical
Dictionary
Copyright Notice
Digital
image
©
2005
Indiana
Historical
Society
.
All
Rights
Reserved
.
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