Morris Hillquit, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Morris Hillquit

American lawyer and politician

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1869

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1933

Profession: writer, lawyer, politician, trade unionist, opinion journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Morris Hillquit

  • Morris Hillquit (August 1, 1869 – October 8, 1933) was a founder and leader of the Socialist Party of America and prominent labor lawyer in New York City's Lower East Side.
  • Together with Eugene V.
  • Debs and Congressman Victor L.
  • Berger, Hillquit was one of the leading public faces of American socialism during the first two decades of the 20th Century. In November 1917, running on an anti-war platform, Hillquit garnered more than 100,000 votes as the Socialist candidate for Mayor of New York City.
  • Hillquit would again run for Mayor of New York in 1932.
  • He also stood as a candidate for United States Congress a total of five times over the course of his life.

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