Eugene V. Debs was born on November 5, 1855 in Indiana. Socialist union leader who helped found the Industrial Workers of the World, an organization that started the first industrial unions in the U.S, in 1905. He also played an important role in the founding of the American Railway Union.
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About
Socialist union leader who helped found the Industrial Workers of the World, an organization that started the first industrial unions in the U.S, in 1905. He also played an important role in the founding of the American Railway Union.
Before Fame
He dropped out of high school at age 14 before taking a job in the Vandalia railroad car shops, as a Painter and a car cleaner.
Trivia
He ran for President of the United States in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920 as a Socialist Party candidate.
Family Life
He lived with his wife Kate Metzel.
Associated With
He encouraged Haywood, a fellow person in the Socialist Party, to run against Theodore Roosevelt.
