Meyer London
 Meyer London    (politician) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 29, 1871 Kalvarija, Congress Poland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 6, 1926 (Age 54) New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
Cause of death | struck by an automobile | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | US | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnicity | Jewish | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | New York University Law School | ||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Socialist Party of America | ||||||||||||||||||
Socialist Congressman who voted against entry into World War I. Died prematurely in 1926, when struck by an automobile.
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Meyer London was an American politician from New York City. He represented the Lower East Side of Manhattan and was one of only two members of the Socialist Party of America elected to the United States Congress.[1]
Activites
London was on of only 50 Representatives and six Senators who voted against entry into World War I.
He strongly opposed the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918, which made criticism of the president or the war a crime[2], and in the end cast the only vote in the House against the Sedition Act of 1918.[3]
He died prematurely on June 6, 1926, when he was struck by an automobile when crossing Second Avenue at 15th Street in New York.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1926/06/07/archives/meyer-london-dies-socialist-leader-struck-by-an-auto-excongressman.html
- ↑ Roberta Strauss Feuerlicht, The Fate of the Jews: A People Torn between Israeli Power and Jewish Ethics. New York: Times Books, 1983; p. 110.
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1918/05/08/archives/sedition-bill-sent-to-wilson-by-house-conference-report-adopted.html
- ↑ https://www.jta.org/archive/meyer-london-socialist-congressman-during-war-killed-in-auto-accident
