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Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 — December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America during the 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, and 1948 presidential elections.

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  • Norman Thomas
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  • Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 — December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America during the 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, and 1948 presidential elections.
  • US political leader, six times Socialist candidate for president 1928–48. One of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union in 1920, he also served as a director of the League for Industrial Democracy 1922–37. He was a brilliant speaker and published A Socialist's Faith (1951).
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  • Direct
  • Contemporary reference
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  • Blood and Iron;
  • The Center Cannot Hold
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  • Norman Thomas
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  • Assistant Secretary of War for the United States
  • Socialist Party of America presidential candidate
Cause of Death
  • Natural Causes
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  • Died
  • Born
  • Political Beliefs
  • Famous For
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  • Unknown
  • Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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  • Presbyterian
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  • 1921(xsd:integer)
  • 9223372036854775807(xsd:double)
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  • Assistant Secretary of War
  • Minister, Politician, Activist, Author
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  • 1968(xsd:integer)
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  • 1884(xsd:integer)
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  • American Socialist Leader, Religious Socialist works
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  • 1968-12-19(xsd:date)
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  • 1884-11-20(xsd:date)
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  • Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 — December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America during the 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, and 1948 presidential elections.
  • US political leader, six times Socialist candidate for president 1928–48. One of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union in 1920, he also served as a director of the League for Industrial Democracy 1922–37. He was a brilliant speaker and published A Socialist's Faith (1951). Born in Marion, Ohio, Thomas graduated from Princeton University in 1905 and, after studying at the Union Theological Seminary, was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1911. As pastor of the East Harlem Church he first confronted the problem of urban poverty and joined the Socialist Party of America in 1918, leaving the ministry for political activism two years later.
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