Morris Hillquit

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Morris Hillquit was a prominent early 20th-century American socialist leader, lawyer, and political theorist who helped shape the socialist movement in the United States.

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instanceOf human
lawyer
political theorist
politician
socialist leader
birthName Moses Hillkowitz
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfDeath United States of America
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
dateOfBirth 1869-08-01
dateOfDeath 1933-10-08
educatedAt New York University School of Law
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Hillquit
fieldOfWork labor law
political theory
socialism
genre history of socialism
political non-fiction
givenName Morris
immigratedTo United States of America
languageOfWorkOrName English
Yiddish
memberOf Socialist Party of America
movement American socialist movement
labor movement
notableFor advocacy of peaceful, democratic socialism
helping to found the Socialist Party of America
leadership in early 20th-century American socialism
opposition to U.S. entry into World War I
notableWork History of Socialism in the United States
occupation lawyer
political writer
politician
trade unionist
placeOfBirth Governorate of Livonia
Riga
Russian Empire
placeOfDeath New York City
politicalIdeology democratic socialism
socialism
positionHeld leader of the Socialist Party of America
ranForOffice Mayor of New York City
United States House of Representatives
religion Judaism
residence New York City

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Socialist Party of America notableMember Morris Hillquit
Jewish labor movement hasKeyFigure Morris Hillquit