Eugene V. Debs
American labor and political leader (1855-1926) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 70
Eugene Victor Debs was an American socialist activist and trade unionist. He was one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and a five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States; through his presidential candidacies as well as his work with labor...
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Debs (seated far left) and painters for the Vandalia Railroad in 1870
Debs as a young man
Striking American Railway Union (ARU) members confront Illinois National Guard troops in Chicago during Debs's rebellion in 1894.
Debs while in prison in Woodstock, Illinois, in 1895
Seven of the eight officers of the American Railway Union jailed in connection with the 1894 Pullman Strike.(Standing, L-R): George W. Howard, Martin J. Elliott, Sylvester Keliher.(Seated, L-R): William E. Burns, James Hogan, Roy M. Goodwin, Eugene V. Debs.Not Shown: L. W. Rogers.
Campaign poster from his 1912 presidential campaign featuring Debs and vice presidential candidate Emil Seidel
Debs with his brother Theodore Debs while he was running for president in the 1908 electionAwards
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He was one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and a five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States; through his presidential candidacies as well as his work with labor movements, Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States.
