Eugene Dennis
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Eugene Dennis was an American communist leader and General Secretary of the Communist Party USA who became widely known as a defendant in the landmark Cold War-era Supreme Court case Dennis v. United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eugene Dennis canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American communist
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human ⓘ political activist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eugene Dennis
NERFINISHED
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Francis Xavier Dennis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American labor movement
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| convictedOf | conspiracy to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government under the Smith Act ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-08-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1961-01-31 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Irish American ⓘ |
| fullName | Francis Xavier Waldron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-capitalism
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pro-Soviet communism ⓘ |
| imprisonedFor | violations of the Smith Act ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalCase | Dennis v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue | Smith Act prosecutions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Communist Party USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American communist movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defendant in Dennis v. United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a defendant in a landmark Cold War-era Supreme Court case
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leadership of the Communist Party USA ⓘ |
| notableWork | Dennis v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
party official
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trade union organizer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Seattle, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| politicalAlignment |
Marxism–Leninism
NERFINISHED
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communism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | General Secretary of the Communist Party USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Earl Browder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| servedAs | General Secretary of the Communist Party USA from 1945 to 1959 ⓘ |
| spouse | Pearl Dennis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Gus Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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