Joseph Cannon (socialist)
Joseph D. Cannon was an American union organizer and politician from New York.[1][2]
Life
[edit]In 1910 Cannon was living in Arizona and was the leader of Arizona's Western Federation of Miners. During the summer of 1910 he met and married Laura Gregg Cannon, a lecturer and organizer in the women's suffrage movement.[3]
Cannon was an organizer for the Metal Workers' Union in New York.[1]
He ran on the ticket of the Socialist Party of America for U.S. Senator from New York in 1916; for the Board of Aldermen from the 22nd Ward in 1919; for Governor of New York in 1920;[1] for the New York State Senate (18th District) in 1922; and for the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th congressional district in 1926.
During the party split of 1919, Cannon was a supporter of the Regular faction of National Executive Secretary Adolph Germer and NEC members James Oneal and Morris Hillquit.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Socialist name full state ticket" (PDF). The New York Times. July 5, 1920.
- ^ "Jos. D. Cannon". Library of Congress.
- ^ Bakken, Gordon Moris; Farrington, Brenda (26 June 2003). Encyclopedia of Women in the American West. SAGE Publications. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7619-2356-5.
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