James F. Carey
James F. Carey | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5thEssexdistrict | |
| In office January 4, 1899 – January 4, 1904 | |
| Preceded by | George H. Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | William L. Adams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 19, 1867 Haverhill, Massachusetts,U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1938 (age 71) |
| Political party | Social Democratic(1899–1903) Socialist(after 1903) |
James Francis Carey(August 19, 1867 in Haverhill, Massachusetts[1]— December 31, 1938) was an American cobbler and Socialist politician fromMassachusetts.
Carey's political activism began when, as ashoemaker,he joined theInternational Boot and Shoemakers' Union;in 1895, he chaired a convention in Boston which merged three national shoemaker unions into one.[1]He was an activist in theSocialist Labor Party of America,and later in theSocialist Party of America.He served in a number of leading roles with theSocialist Party of Massachusetts.In 1898, when he was elected to the Common Council ofHaverhill, Massachusettsfrom Ward 5, Carey became the first socialist elected to municipal office in the United States.[2]
He was also elected to represent the fifth ward ofHaverhillin theMassachusetts House of Representativeseach year from 1899 to 1903.[3]In 1902, whenPrince Henry of Prussiavisited the Massachusetts State House of Representatives,[4]Carey - as the lone Socialist Party member in the chamber - put on his cap, stood up, and walked out of the chamber at the exact moment Prince Henry walked in as a means of protesting Henry's warm welcome to the state.[5]
References[edit]
- ^abCarey, James F.,inMarquis Who's Who(1901-1902 edition); viaarchive.org
- ^Carnes, Mark C. (2005-05-12).American National Biography: Supplement 2.Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 75–.ISBN9780195222029.Retrieved12 February2016.
- ^Socialism and Government: Working Programs and Records of Socialists in Office.Appeal to Reason. 1916. pp. 25–.
- ^"Prince Henry of Prussia's trip to the United States in 1902".Library of Congress.RetrievedJune 16,2020.
- ^Eugene V. Debs (June 16, 1918)."The Canton, Ohio Speech".Marxist Internet Archive.RetrievedJune 16,2020.
Further reading[edit]
- Henry F. Bedford,Socialism and the Workers in Massachusetts, 1886–1912.Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 1966.
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