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“The grey heads and bald heads are in the majority. The problem that confronts those of us who want the torch held up in the future, is to fill up the ranks. In order to do that many things must be done, but we must not depend on the old or middle-aged. Somehow or other we must devise a way to reach the minds of the young people – when their minds are open, when they are ready for new truths.”

Mr. Rose, of Kansas City, Missouri (from a speech at the 1928 Henry George Foundation Congress, Chicago. Reprinted in: Land and Freedom, September-October 1928)


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Name Place(s) of Residence Comments
Braden,
H.F.
Texas
  • 1890 - Attended the National Conference of Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York City, September
Bradford,
Donald
Washington
(Seattle)
  • 1861 - Born
  • 1880s - Became an active supporter of the Single Tax
  • 1889 - Elected mayor of Helena, Montana
  • 1935 - Died, 3 February (age 74)
Bradford,
Ralph
Florida
(Ocala)
  • 1967 - Letter, Fragments, July-September
Bradley,
Katherine E.
New York
(Olean)
  • 1880s - First became actie in the Single Tax movement
  • 1916 - Serving as President, Cattaraugus Co. Single Tax League
  • 1926 - Attended International Union conference, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 1934 - Killed in an automobile accident
Bradley,
Preston (Rev.)
Illinois
(Chicago)
Braga,
George A.
...
  • 1942 - Article, "A Free Peace," Land and Freedom, March-April
Braman,
Nan
New York
(New York)
  • 1986 - Elected trustee, Henry George Institute
Brancher,
Ernest N.
Illinois
  • 1926 - Candidate for trustee, University of Illinois
Brand,
W. Calvert
...
  • 1982 - Letter to Ed Dodson, 3 September, responding to a letter of 13 July, concerning the need for land value taxation to promote affordable housing
Brandeis,
Louis D.

...
  • Quote: "I believe in the taxation of land values only."
Brandon,
French
Massachusetts
(Boston)
  • 1970 - Appointed director, Henry George School, Boston
Brann,
Henry A. (Father)
...
  • 1887 - Article, criticizing Henry George, published, Catholic World
Brann,
William Cowper
...
Brannin,
Carl Philip
...
  • 1888 - Born, 22 September (Cisco, Texas)
  • 1905 - Attended the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (graduate 1909)
  • 1909 - Earned B.S. degree in textile engineering, Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
  • 1910 - First read Henry George's Progress and Poverty
  • 1911 - Read Progress and Poverty, which inspired him to become an activist for social change; first organized classes to study Henry George's works as well as socialist ideas of Upton Sinclair
  • 1914 - Appointed editor of the People's Press, organ of the People's Church
  • 1914 - Became assistant to Herbert Bigelow at the People's Church, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1919 - Appointed organizer of the Plumb Plan League, promoting pubilc ownership of the railroads
  • 1920 - Moved to Seattle, Washington
  • 1920s - Served as Director of the Seattle Labor College
  • 1924 - Toured the Soviet Union
  • 192x - Serving as Secretary, Missouri Homestead Land and Loan League, Kansas City, Missouri
  • 1930 - Founded and edited, The Vanguard
  • 1933 - Moved to Dallas, Texas
  • 1936 - Candidate for Governor on the Socialist Party ticket
  • 1940s - Speculated in land near Dallas, Texas
  • 1985 - Died, 16 June (age 96)
  • 1997 - Article, Rebel With a Cause: Carl Brannin and His Work, by Jane Boley, The Compass Rose, Spring
Branson,
Magnus
Illinois
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Brant,
William
Illinois
(Chicago)
  • 1931 - elected to the board of the newly-established Single Tax League
Branz,
William
Illinois
(Chicago)
1903- Born, Ludwigshafen, Germany
1918 - Migrated to the United States
19-- - Graduated from the University of Illinois; then from University of Chicago law school
1970 - Elected to Henry George School board, serving until 1987
1990 - Died, 19 March
Braucher,
Alma (Dr.)
Illinois 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Braucher,
Ernest N.
Illinois 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Brazell,
Thomas L.
California
(San Francisco)
1971 - Serving on staff, Henry George School
1973 - Serving on board, Henry George School of Northern California
1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
Brazelton,
W.R.
... Profession: Professor of Economics, University of Missouri
1984 - Delivered talk on treatment of land in Socialist countries in Eastern Europe, at IU conference, Cambridge, England, August
Brazleton,
W.S.
Georgia
(Rome)
1928 - Editor and publisher, Cherokee Independent. Reprinted Henry George's address, "The Single Tax, What it is and Why We Urge It"
Breadon,
Dale
Kentucky
(Ft. Mitchell)
1955 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
Brecht,
Arnold
New York
(New York)
1941 - Address, "Influences Affecting Land Value," at Henry George School, 18 March
Breckenfield,
Gurney
New York
(Easthampton)
1983 - Article, Higher Taxes That Promote Development, Fortune, August 8
1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
1990 - Letter, to Sam Venturella, regarding the upcoming Georgist conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 12 July
1995 - Died, 28 July
Bredikin,
Andy
Pennsylvania
(Newtown Square)
1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Bredikin,
Cynthia
... 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Breeze,
Elizabeth S.
New York
(Syracuse)
1939 - Started Henry George class at YMCA, October
1959 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
1961 - Began Henry George course
1962 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA
1965 - Resigned, moved to Arcadia, California
1971 - Died, April 22
Breitinger,
William
California
(Bakersfield)
1917 - Letter, Everyman, October, in which he wrote: "The 'multiple' taxers of California have served their purpose when they make it appear that there is a misunderstanding or disagreement among those who want the One Tax. No greater untruth could be circulated. There is no division. The single taxers of California are united."
Brenne,
Joseph
... 1917 - Participated in The Great Adventure conference, Atlantic City, NJ, 13-15 April
Brennen,
Charles S.
Ohio
(Hamilton)
1939 - Teaching Henry George class
Brennan,
James E.
Illinois 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Brentlinger,
J.W.
Colorado
(Pueblo)
1890 - Serving as Secretary, Commonwealth Single Tax Club
Brett,
Allen V.
... Instructor - Henry George School, Detroit
1953 - Article, "Do We Understand the Parking Problem?" Henry George News, January
1959 - died, April 24
Brewster,
Glen
Michigan
(Detroit)
  • 1957 - Teacher, Henry George School
Brickell,
L.E.
South Dakota
(Watertown)
  • 1933 - Letter, Land and Freedom, March-April. Quote: "For the balance of my life I am going to spend what money and time I can working towards the end that the Single Tax may become a law."
Bridges,
Ernest
... 1925 - Introduction to The Libertarian, Vol.5, No.5, November; on Henry George and the Single Tax movement
Briggs,
George A.
Indiana
(Elkhart)
California
(Los Angeles)
  • 1869 - Born, Superior, Nebraska
  • 1909 - Appointed commissioner of Joseph Fels Fund
  • 1928 - Participated in a State Conference for Economic Research, Pasadena, California, 8 July
  • 1937 - Serving as instructor, Henry George School, Los Angeles. At the time he wrote: "It is almost futile to try to meet such persons by argument or persuasion. I am convinced the slower process of education must be used. For this reason I am also convinced that the Henry George School of Social Science is the best technique we ever devised."
  • 1939 - Article, "The Problem of a Potentate," The Freeman, May
  • 194- - Article, Henry George's Political Economy, a Henry George School supplement
  • 1950 - Pamphlet, Comment on Henry George's Definitions, published
Brigs,
Rose E.
Kentucky
(Louisville)
1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Bringman,
George B.
New York
(New York)
  • 1940 - Article, "The King and the Commoner," The Freeman, January
  • 1940 - Serving on staff, The Freeman
  • 1941 - Article, "Our Copper Patriots," The Freeman, January
  • 1942 - Article, "Teachers in War Time," The Freeman, March
  • 1942 - Article, "An Immodest Proposal," The Freeman, July
  • 1942 - Article, The War, The Public Debt, Taxes and Courage, The Freeman, September
  • 1942 - Article, "Black Markets and Human Nature," The Freeman, May
  • 1943 - Letter, expresing the view that "Plato, Voltaire, Jefferson and Henry George have had a far more revolutionary impact on man's thinking than Edison or the Wright Brothers." Henry George News, December
  • 1944 - Serving as instructor at the Henry George School; teaching a course titled, "The State"
  • 1944 - Letter, remarking on Louis Bromfield's proposal to distribute land to cultivators to lessen unemployment, Henry George News, December
Brinsmade,
Robert Bruce
...
Profession: consulting engineer
  • 1910 - Address, The Single Tax and Economists, delivered at the annual meeting of the American Economics Association, St. Louis, Missouri, December
  • 1930 - Delivered paper on the land situation in Mexico at Henry George Congress, San Francisco, September (read by Edward Troy)
  • 1932 - Pamphlet, What's the Use of Working
  • 1933 - Excerpt, Dictators and the New Deal, from the pamphlet What's the Use of Working, Land and Freedom, November-December
Bringmann,
George
New York
(New York)
1940s - Teacher, Henry George School
Brinton,
Charles C.
Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh)
1934 - Appointed by Mayor McNair to Board of Assessors
Brisbane,
Arthur
California Proession: Chief editorial writer, Hearst newspapers
1918 - Editorial, In Support of the Single Tax, Everyman, March
Bristor,
T.J. (Dr.)
Ohio
(Mansfield)
1890 - Serving as President, Mansfield Single Tax Club
Britt,
George H.
Maryland
(Hyattsville)
1892 - Member board of commissioners; exempted all property improvements from taxation
Brockson,
Mary
New Jersey
(Verona)
1959 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Brodwin,
Marie
New York
(Elmhurst)
1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
Broghamer,
Walter L.
... 1939 - Serving as Secretary-Treasurer, Henry George Alumni Association
Brokaw, E.B. California
(Pasadena)
1909 - Active in the Equitists and Single Tax movements
Brokaw,
Warren Edwin
Arizona
(Phoenix)
185x - Born, Illinois
1881 - Moved to the Dakotas
1889 - Attended National Conference of Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York City, September
1890 - Serving as Secretary/Treasurer, South Dakota Single Tax Association
1909 - Active in Single Tax movement
1918 - Founded The Equitist
1919 - Abandoned his "semi-singletax theory" after discussions thru The Equitist
1927 - Book, Equitable Society and How to Create It, Vanguard Press
Brolliar,
Harold L.
Illinois
(Chicago)
1940 - Instructor, Henry George School
Bromfield,
Louis
Ohio
(Lucas)
1955 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
Bronson,
Verne D.
...
1954 - Article, "Taxation of Forest Lands and Timber," Henry George News, May
BROOKLYN SINGLE TAX CLUB New York
(Brooklyn)
19-- - Located at 775 E. 32nd Street; W.B. Vernam, Secretary
Brooks,
B.
New York
(Wyoming)
1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Brooks,
C.W.
Kansas
(Abilene)
1890 - Serving as President, Abilene Single Tax Club
Brooks,
Earl A.
California
(San Francisco)
1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
Brooks,
Mabelle Hathaway
Florida
(St. Petersburg)
  • 1927 - Letter, expressing disgust at the fact that the "natural bridge" in Virginia was privately owned, Land and Freedom, January-February
  • 1930 - Review of the book, Land Tenure and Unemployment, by Frank Geary, Land and Freedom, March-April
Brooks,
Percival
California 1959 - Died, April
BROOME COUNTY SINGLE TAX CLUB New York
(Binghamton)
19-- - Located at Morgan Road; E.T. Dunne, Secretary
Brothers,
Charles A.
Oregon 1864 - Born
1880s - Became active in Single Tax movement
1926 - Died (age 62)
Brotje,
G.J.
California
(Paradise)
1953 - Letter, Henry George News, May
Brown,
Arthur D.
New York
(Albany)
1939 - Teaching Henry George course
Brown,
Charles W.
... Profession: President, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
1880s - Met Henry George and became a financial supporter
1928 - Died, March (age 70)
Brown,
Edward Osgood
Illinois
(Chicago)
1890 - Active Single Tax supporter; accompanied J.t. Ripley to meetings with assessors
1890 - Attended National Conference of Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York City, September. Quote from his presentation: "A single-tax meeting must necessarily be a free-trade meeting. The single tax means the absolute freedom of industry and the absolute freedom of exchange."
1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Brown,
Elizabeth Read
... 1902 - Born, Michigan
19-- - Graduated East Michigan University and Western Reserve University (library science)
1928 - Worked as librarian at various colleges (thru 1953)
1952 - Marriage to Harry Gunnison Brown
1955 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
19-- - Pamphlet, How College Textbooks Treat Land Value Taxation
1960 - Article, "Our Most Widespread International Crime," published in Henry George News, March
1966 - Attended Henry George School conference, St. Louis, Missouri
1968 - Article, Aid to Housing for the Poor, The Christian Century, 23 October
1987 - died, February 10, age 84
Brown,
Erwin
New York
(New York)
1945 - Article, "Free Trade and the Paper Industry," Henry George News, June
Brown,
Estelle N.
New Jersey
(Chatham)
1944 - Letter, regarding the cause of poverty in Puerto Rico, Henry George News, February
Brown,
Edmund Congar
New York
(Brooklyn)
  • 1862 - Born
  • 1883 - Admitted to the New York Bar (patent attorney)
  • 1880s - Attended lectures given by Henry George, Edward Mcglynn and John Filmer
  • 1920 - Nominated for Justice of the Supreme Court on the Single Tax ticket
  • 1933 - Died, 31 October (age 71)
Brown,
E.W.
Texas
(Houston)
1890 - Serving as Secretary, Houston Single Tax Club
Brown,
F.L.
Alabama
(Fairhope)
1909 - Active in Single Tax movement
Brown,
Fleda
Illinois
(Chicago)
1952 - Died
Brown,
Frank O.
Texas
(Dallas)
Profession: President, Trinity River Navigation Assocation
  • 1841 - Born
  • 1880s - Became a personal acquaintance of Henry George
  • 1931 - Died (age 90)
Brown,
Frank
Indiana
(Indianapolis)
1890s - First read Henry George's Social Problems
Brown,
Frank
Illinois 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Brown,
Frank A. (Rev.)
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
Brown,
George W.
Indiana 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Brown,
Haldane K.
Illinois
(Chicago)
1944 - Became new instructor, Henry George School
Brown,
Harry Gunnison

Photograph
New York
(Troy)
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Brown,
Henry M.
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
1940 - Serving as instructor, Henry George School
Brown,
James R.
New York
(New York)
  • 1890s - Knew Henry George in New York
  • 1899 - Speech delivered at the 60th anniversary of Henry George's birth, Manhattan Single Tax Club, 3 September
  • 1900 - Article, A Plain Talk on Taxation
  • 19-- - Served as President, Manhattan Single Tax Club
  • 1907 - Assisted in Rhode Island campaign for Single Tax
  • 19-- - Booklet, Plain Talks on Taxation, published
  • 1915 - Elected President, Manhattan Single Tax Club
  • 1915 - Prepared the 23rd Annual Report of the New York State Department of Agriculture for Year End 30 September, 1915
  • 1916 - Photograph
  • 1919 - Article, "Single Taxers Appeal to Legislature," State Service, the New York State magazine, March
  • 1920 - Booklet, The Farmer and the Single Tax
  • 1925 - Letter, responding to objections to the single tax by one H.e. Botsford, New York Times, 12 October
  • 1926 - Letter to Percy Williams declining invitation to join the board of the newly-established Henry George Foundation
  • 1927 - Address, before the Rotary Club, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (between 1915 and 1927 he gave nearly 1,400 talks on the Single Tax)
  • 1928 - During March, gave lectures at Boston University, Johns Hopkins, Washington and Lee University, University of Virginia and College of William and Mary
  • 1928 - Article, Taxation and How Revenue is Being Raised, Land and Freedom, July-August
  • 1929 - Article, "What Ails the Theatre? High Land Prices and High Rents," New York Sunday World, 6 January. Quote: "The selling price of everything but land is determined by the cost of production."
  • 1930 - Dinner held in his honor by the Manhattan Single Tax Club, 11 February (180 persons attending); by this time he had delivered over 1865 lectures on Henry George and the Single Tax all around the United States
  • 1931 - Article, What is the Matter with the World?, Land and Freedom, March-April
  • 1931 - Died, 20 September
Brown,
James Roger
... 1920 - Began to publish Taxation, with Stoughton Cooley as editor
1950 - Article, "The Gasoline Tax," Henry George News, December
Brown,
Martin
California
(Oakland)
1979 - Paper, "Georgism and Socialism -- A Perspective," presented at the Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA; 20 August
Brown,
Mary E.
Delaware
(Wilmington)
1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
Brown,
Norman A.
New York
(Endwell)
1977 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
Brown,
Philip
Missouri
Son of Harry Gunnison Brown
1952 - Taught economics at University of Missouri; later at Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Mississippi
1952 - Address, "An Economist Looks at American Economic Problems," at Henry George School, St. Louis, 5 December
1979 - Paper, "Selling Air Rights," presented at the Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA, August
Brown,
R.G.
Tennessee
(Memphis)
1890 - Serving as Secretary, Memphis Single Tax Association
1890 - Attended National Conference of Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York City, September
Brown,
Robert
... 1965 - Provided input to Hemen Chase on the draft of the book, American Ideals; he was on the faculty at Fordham University
Brown,
Thornton K.
New York
(New York)
1940 - Student, Henry George School
194- - Joined faculty, Henry George School, assisting with correspondence program
1975 - Died
Brown,
W.H.
California
(Los Angeles)
1917 - Letter, in support of The Great Adventure campaign, Everyman, October
Brown,
Waldo R.
...
  • font size="-1">1929 - Book, algeld of Illinois, a biography of the former governor of Illinois
Brown,
Yolanda
New York
(New York)
2005 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
2006 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Evanston, Illinois, July
Browne,
H.S.
Illinois 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Browne,
W.R.
Illinois 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Brownlee,
Janet L.
Pennsylvania 1926 - Elected to the National Advisory Commission of the Henry George Foundation of America
1926 - Attended International Union conference, Copenhagen, Denmark
Broyles,
Doug
New York
(New York)
1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Bruner,
J.H.
... 1917 - Participated in The Great Adventure conference, Atlantic City, NJ, 13-15 April
Brunk,
Thomas L. (Dr.)
Illinois
(Alton)
1927 - Article, "Government Back to Land Control," Land and Freedom, April-May
1928 - Book of essays on early land proprietors and U.S. land grants, originally appearing in the Union Advocate of Sioux City, Iowa
1928 - Working on book, Why a New Constitution is Imperative
1929 - Book, Mass Rule Government, Reviewed by Joseph Dana Miller, Land and Freedom, January-February
Bryan,
Ernie
...
1979 - Paper, "People and Progress," presented at Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
Bryan,
George J.
Delaware
1895 - Serving as Secretary, Delaware Single Tax Association
Bryan,
Lois T.
Pennsylvania
(Allentown)
1968 - Article, A Woman Views the News, Evening Chronicle, 14 March
Bryan,
M.L.
Illinois 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Bryan,
William Jennings
... 904 - Visited with Leo Tolstoy in Russia
1905 - Speech, "Equal Opportunities," delivered at the 25th anniversary celebratin of Henry George's, Progress and Poverty, New York City, 24 January. Quote: "Henry George ... has touched the conscience of the world."
Bryant,
Robert C.
California 1943 - Serving as instructor, Henry George School, Los Angeles, CA
1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark
1955 - Attended International Union conference, St. Andrews University, Scotland
BRYN GWELED HOMESTEADS
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia area)
1939 - Established outside Philadelphia as a cooperative community, influenced by the ideas of Ralph Borsodi
Brzozowski,
George
New Jersey
(Irvington)
1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
Buchanan,
Ella
Illinois 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Buchanan,
Frank (Hon.)
Illinois
(Chicago)
1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Buchanan,
Luvena
Illinois 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Buchhalter,
Dee
Pennsylvania 1944 - Began teaching a course on Henry George in Ardmore, PA
Buchman,
Lloyd
... 1939 - Article, "The Law Sees Some Light," The Freeman, January
1941 - Member, American Alliance to Advance Freedom
Buck,
Howard L.
California
(San Diego)
(National City)
1955 - Article, "Our 'Communistic' Tax System," Henry George News, October
1955 - Letter, Henry George News, December; regarding money debate
1956 - Letter, Henry George News, May; regarding mney debate
1956 - Received award for his debate on the money question
1957 - Letter, Henry George News
1958 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
1960 - Teacher, Henry George School
Buck,
Pearl
...
  • 1933 - Letter, Land and Freedom, March-April. Quote: "I knew Dr. Macklin very well and I know, too, his enthusiasm for Henry George. I believe he named one of his children after the great man. I have a copy of 'Progress and Poverty'."
Buckalter,
Adele
... 1971 - Article, "The Truth of Revenue Sharing," Henry George News, April
Buckley,
William F. (Jr.)
... 1985 - Commented on Henry George in National Review, August 23
1986 - Interviewed Manuel F. Ayou, President of Universidad Francisco Marroquin, in Guatemala, who advocates a land tax
Bucklin,
James W.
Colorado
(Grand Junction)
(Grand Forks)
Profession: lawyer
  • 18xx - Born, Illinois
  • 1877 - Graduated, University of Michigan
  • 1878 - Helped found Grand Junction, Colorado
  • 1880 - First became an active supporter of Henry George's ideas
  • 1884 - First introduced to Henry George's ideas
  • 1886 - Elected Mayor, Grand Junction, Colorado
  • 1890 - Participated in the National Single Tax Conference, New York, NY
  • 1890 - Serving as President, Mesa County Single Tax and Ballot Reform Club
  • 1893 - Participated in the National Single Tax Conference, Chicago, Illinois
  • 1896 - Elected to the Colorado legislature; introduced bill to permit counties to adopt land value taxation (adopted by both houses but defeated by voters in 1902)
  • 1897 - Introduced bill for constitutional amendment to permit taxing land values
  • 1899 - As State Senator initiated investigation into land value taxation
  • 1909 - Active in Single Tax movement
  • 1910 - Met Tom L. Johnson at the Fels Fund conference in New York
  • 1919 - Died, a remembrance was written by Louis F. Post, The Public, 15 November
Buddenburg,
H.B.
New York
(Buffalo)
1890 - Serving as Secretary, Buffalo Tax Reform Club
Buechler,
E.C.
Illinois 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Buehler,
Theodore
Wisconsin
(Alma)
  • 1900 - First read Social Problems, by Henry George, which brought him into the Georgist movement
  • 1931 - Editor and publisher, Buffalo County Journal; printed serially selections from Henry George's Protection or Free Trade
  • 1953 - Letter, Henry George News, March
  • 1959 - Letter, Henry George News
Buell,
C.J.
Minnesota
(Minnesota)
1888 - Let petition drive for amendment of the State Constitution, proposing adoption of the Single Tax, November
1890 - Serving as President, Minneapolis Single Tax League
1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Buenemann,
J.P. (Mrs.)
... 1945 - Elected President, Henry George Woman's Club of Chicago
1949 - Member, Henry George Woman's Club
BUFFALO SINGLE TAX ASSOCIATION New York
(Buffalo)
19-- - Located at 155 Hughes Avenue; Thomas H. Work, Secretary
Buffham,
W.S.
Wisconsin
(Racine)
Compiler of "Letters of an American Working Man"
1917 - Died
Buhr,
William
New York
(New York)
New Jersey
(Mahwah)
19-- - Served as representative of the World Federalists; learned of Henry George's philosophy from Stephen Bell
1944 - Began teaching Henry George courses in New York and in his home twon of Mahwah
1966 - Becomes Assistant to the Director, Henry George School, NY, replacing Peter Patsakos
1967 - Attended Henry George School conference, Montreal, Quebec, July
Bullard,
T.E. (Dr.)
New York
(Schuylerville)
1929 - Organized address by James F. Morton on the Single Tax to Masonic Temple
Burd,
Adelma H.
Indiana
(Peru)
1960 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Detroit, MI
Burdick,
Edward
Colorado
(Denver)
Profession: Judge
1929 - Presided at dinner meeteing, discussing "Will the Single Tax insure Prosperity and solve the problem of the Unemployed?" Denver, 21 January
Burdick,
Harriet
Illinois
(Chicago)
1945 - Completed Henry George School course
1949 - Member, Henry George Woman's Club
1953 - Joined Henry George School staff as secretary to the director
Burdick,
Hugh
...
1945 - Comleted Henry George School course
Burgener,
William F.
California 1886 - First became active in Single Tax movement
1927 - Elected Vice President, The Freeland Club
1943 - Serving as instructor, Henry George School, Los Angeles, CA
1963 - Residing in Norwalk, Connecticut (?)
Burger,
Benjamin W. (R.?)
New York
(New York)
(Brooklyn)
  • 1926 - Announced at the Henry George Foundation Congress, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that he would be donating his collection of Henry George memorabilia to the Foundation
  • 1926 - Elected to the National Advisory Committee of the Henry George Foundation of America
  • 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
  • 1928 - Candidate for judiciary, Commonwealth Land Party
  • 1928 - Address, "What is the Trouble With Business Today?" before the Master Sign Manufacturers Association of New York. Quote: "One of the tests of a nation's prosperity is what it is doing for its children, its oncoming generations."
  • 1928 - Review of George Bernard Shaw's book, The Thinking Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism, Land and Freedom, July-August
  • 1929 - Address, "The Story of Progress and Poverty," delivered at the Henry George Congress, Pittsburgh, PA, September
  • 1930 - Delivered paper, "All Road Lead to the Single Tax," at Henry George Congress, San Francisco, September
  • 1931 - Article, The Fallacies of Richard t. Ely's Economics, Land and Freedom, May-June
  • 1931 - Delivered paper, "The Single Tax in Perspective," at Henry George Congress, Baltimore, MD, October
  • 1932 - Article, The Single Tax in Perspective, a paper read 12 October, 1931 at the Henry George Congress, Baltimore, Maryland. Land and Freedom, January-February
  • 1932 - Delivered paper, "The Single Tax Movement in Perspective," at Henry George Congress, Memphis, TN
  • 1933 - Review of John Chamberlain's Farewell to Reform. Land and Freedom, March-April
  • Article, Fixing the Price of Wheat, Land and Freedom, May-June
  • Article, The Labor Problem and How to Solve It, Land and Freedom, July-August
  • Article, Henry George's Critics in the 20th Century, Land and Freedom, July-August
  • Article, What to Emphasize in Teaching the Philosophy of Henry George, Land and Freedom, November-December
  • 195- - Appointed director, Henry George School, Minneapolis
  • 1953 - Address, "Attitudes in Education," delivered at Henry George School conference, Boston, 3 July; printed in Henry George News, August
Burger,
Clarence A.
California
(Concord)
19-- - Served as Director, Henry George School of Northern California
19-- - Paper, "A Dialogue" between a Georgist and a Libertarian
1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
1988 - Died
Burger,
John

Photograph
Minnesota
(Long Lake)
19-- - Earned J.D. in Law, University of Minnesota
1948 - Attended Henry George School conference, Chicago, Illinois, July
1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
1981 - Participated in panel discussion on Reaganomics, Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, New Hampshire
1982 - Elected state representative
1983 - Elected to Minnesota State Legislature
1989 - Ran for governor of Minnesota
1989 - Photograph
1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
1990 - Ran for Minnesota State
Treasurer
1992 - Resigned from board of Common Ground; appointed Executive Administrator 2003 - Moved to California to be near his daughter
2005 - Died, 11 January (in southern California hospice)
Burger,
Mary Jane
... 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Burger,
Terese F.
New York
(New York)
1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
Burgess,
Edwin
Wisconsin
(Racine)
1807 - Born, London
1840s - Emigrated to the United States
1859 - Letters on Taxation, published in the Racine Advocate, posted to the SCI library
1864 - Booklet of letters on land value taxation publiished
1864 - Visited England
1869 - Died, Racine
Burgess,
Ron
...
1979 - Paper, "Henry George -- An American Physiocrat," presented at the Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA; August
Burke,
Edward (Edmund) J.
Massachusetts
(Boston)
  • 1926 - Pamphlet, Armageddon, the Irrepressible Conflict between the People and Privilege
  • 1934 - Pamphlet, The Solution of our Economic Ills
Burke,
Edward L.
Maine
(Orland)
1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
1998 - Article, "Report from Maine," Georgist Journal, Spring
Burkhard,
Samuel
Arizona
(Tempe)
Professor of English, Arizona State College
1954 - Article, "The Great Experiment," Henry George News, December
1954 - Undertook review of the Henry George School's program for the Lincoln Foundation
1955 - Article, "In Honor of Henry George," Henry George News, June
1956 - Attended Henry George School dinner, 6 January; quoted as telling his student: "I'm too radical to be a Communist. You couldn't get a new idea into Communism or Socialism without using a jimmy."
Burkland,
Lee
Hawaii
(Honolulu)
1955 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
Burkland,
LeRoy V.
... 1943 - Completed courses at the Henry George School, Chicago, IL
1945 - Delivered six lectures on philosophy of Henry George at Arizona State College, where he was a student
Burleigh,
Edward D.
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
1898 - Reply to "A Criticism of the Single Tax," by Newton M. Taylor, in the special issue "The Land Question from Various Points of View," of the journal Equity Series, Vol. 1, No. 2, December, pp. 205-222
Burnett,
Thomas H.
California
(Exchange)
1917 - Letter, in support of The Great Adventure campaign, Everyman, October
Burnham,
Fred T.
New Hampshire
(Contoocook)
19-- - Serving as President, New Hampshire Single Tax League
1928 - Residing in Fairhope, Alabama
Burns,
William
... 1917 - Participated in The Great Adventure conference, Atlantic City, NJ, 13-15 April
Burrows,
Nelson J.
Ohio
(Cleveland)
1928 - Co-editor, Ohio single Taxer
Burruss,
Walter H.
California
San Diego
1958 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
Burton,
Richard (Professor)
... 1905 - Participated in the 25th anniversary celebration of Henry George's Progress and Poverty, Hotel Astor, New York City, 24 January
Busey,
James L.
... 1940 - Teaching Henry George class in Wasilla, Alaska
1941 - Article, Thirty Thousand Lost Americans - the Indigenous Peoples of Alaska, The Freeman, September
1954 - Letter, Henry George News, April; regarding the definition of rent
1955 - Article, Political Terminologies Revised, The Social Studies, p.257. November.
1958 - Photograph
1958 - Associate professor of political science, University of Colorado
1958 - Editor of condensed version of Progress and Poverty
19-- - Article, The Heretic of San Francisco, The Occasional Review
1958 - Article, Free Trade and International Peace, Henry George News, June
1960 - Delivered talk, "Latin America's Slow Progress," at Henry George School, New York
1969 - Elected to board of the Henry George Foundation of America
1969 - Letter, regarding the need for an "effective national interest group" to advance Georgist proposals, Equal Rights, Autumn
1970 - Article, The Mounting Tidal Wave of Inflation, Equal Rights, Winter (reprinted in Henry George News, May
1972 - Article, Twin Issues: Housing and Taxes, Equal Rights, Autumn
1974 - Article, Government and Freedom, including in a pamphlet announcing the formation of L.E.A.F. (Land, Equality and Freedom) based in San Diego, CA
1977 - Photograph
1977 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
1980 - Article, "The Need for Political Action," Georgist Journal, Autumn
1981 - Article, "For A National Georgist Pressure Group," Georgist Journal, Spring 1983 - Head of Colorado Incentive Tax Association
1982 - Paper, "The Meaning of Political Action," presented at the Joint Georgist Conference, Chatham college, Pittsburgh, PA; July
1983 - Article, Good Guys and Bad Guys Georgist Journal, Spring
1984 - Letter to Ed Dodson, regarding land reform in the Philippines, Dominican Republic and elsewhere, 22 January
1984 - Article, "A National Pressure Group," Georgist Journal, Summer
1984 - Attended International Union conference, Cambridge, England
1984 - Article, Poverty and Greed in a Land of Plenty, Land & Liberty, September-October
1984 - Photograph
1985 - Article, Prospects for the Social Transformation of Latin America, Economic and Social Science Research Association, London
1985 - Booklet, Latin American Political Guide, published by Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
1988 - Review of the book, Henry George Reconsidered by Rhoda Hellman
1988 - Letter to Ed Dodson, 7 July, regarding the reasons for minimal academic interest in Henry George's ideas
1989 - Editorial, Whatever Went Wrong With Socialism?, Intermountain Frontier, Summer
1989 - Paper, Catch 22 in Central America, presented at the Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
1990 - Re-elected President, Intermountain Single Tax Association
1991-92 - Review of book, Emilio Lemos Ortega and Historical Andalusism Georgist Journal, Winter
1993 - Article, "Jose Marti and Henry George," Georgist Journal, Spring
1993 - Article, Georgism, Geocracy and Physiocracy, GroundSwell, March-April
1993 - Article, "The Population Problem, Economic and Otherwise," published in Groundswell, July-August
1993 - Article, The Central Defect of Socialism, published, Groundswell, September-October
1994 - Article, "The Land-Speculation of Colorado," published, Groundswell, January-February
1995 - Article, Poverty and Land in Latin America, Groundswell, September-October
1996 - Article, "The Georgist Remnant in Catalonia, Spain," Groundswell, May-June
1998 - Letter, Georgist Journal, Spring
2007 - Died, July
Busey,
Marion C.
... 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Bush,
E. Byron
California
(San Diego)
1960 - Trustee, Henry George School
Buskirk,
Ethel H. Van
... 1957 - Article, Henry George and his Contemporaries, Henry George News, October
Butcher,
A. Allen
Colorado
(Denver)
1997 - Article, "Geonomics and Community Power," Groundswell, May-June
19-- - Elected trustee School of Living
Butcher,
E.Z.
Kansas
(Solomon)
1890 - Serving as President, Grove Hill Single Tax Club
1918 - Letter, Everyman, April, in which he wrote: "May The Great Adventure in California be the starting point in a new social era."
Butler,
Frank D.
Illinois 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
1921 - Serving as co-editor, The Henry George Standard, published in San Francisco
Butler,
H.D.
New York
(New York)
California
(Tracy)
Florida
1944 - Serving as instructor, Henry George School
1944 - Letter, regarding large number of vacant lots in New York City, Henry George News, August
1953 - Article, "Justice vs. Monopoly," Henry George News, September
1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
1988 - Died, age 100
Butler,
Jean Wallace
Illinois 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Butler,
Nicholas Murray
... 1927 - Article, Solving the Economic Problems of American Farmers, an excerpt from a speech delivered at an agricultural conference, Columbia University, Land and Freedom, April-May
1931 - Address, Progress and Poverty, delivered at the 177th Commencement of Columbia University, 2 June
Buttenheim,
Harold S.
...
  • 1876 - Born
  • 1913 - Co-founded American City Bureau; served as editor of American City Magazine
  • 1932 - Pamphlet, A Pragmatic Experiment With Taxes, Survey-Graphic, December
  • 1934 - Pamphlet, The Relation of Housing to Taxation
  • 1935 - Review by Walter Fairchild of Buttenheim's article, "If Henry George Were Writing Today," Land and Freedom, March-April
  • 1937 - Wrote editorial in support of LVT
  • 1938 - Paper, "Why Handicap Housing By Unwise Taxation," presented at the Henry George Congress, Toronto, Ontario, September
  • 1938 - Paper, Unwise Taxation as a Burden on Housing -- Conclusion, Yale Law Journal, December
  • 1940 - Served as editor, the American City
  • 1949 - Paper, "Taxation as a Means to More and Better Housing," presented at Henry George conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September
  • 1956 - Photograph
  • 1956 - Became editor emeritus, The American City
Bye,
Raymond
... Profession: Professor of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
1922 - Assistant Professor, Columbia University
1924 - Article, "Some Recent Developments of Economic Theory," The Trend of Economics, edited by Rexford G. Tugwell; he attempted to link neoclassicism to natural science
1934 - Book, Principles of Economics, section on effective demand
1947 - Book, Applied Economics
1960 - Photograph, at the Henry George birthplace, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Byington,
L.T.
Massachusetts
(Ballard Vale)
1945 - Letter, regarding effects on inflatoin, Henry George News, May
Byington,
Steven T.

Biography
... Profession: mathematician
1868 - Born (Vermont)
188x - Graduated from Union Theological Seminary
1894 - Active in the Single Tax movement; engaged the editor of Liberty on the land question; he was responded to by Benjamin R. Tucker
1913 - Contributed articles to The New Freeman
1957 - Died
Byland,
Gayle
Ohio
(Cincinnati)
1977 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Bylander,
George (Dr.)
Oregon
(Portland)
1929 - Active in Single Tax petition drive
Byrd,
Jack E.
...
1958 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
Byrne,
Charlene
... 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Byrne,
Charles E.
Missouri
(Kansas City)
Alabama
(Fairhope)
1977 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
1984 - Elected to International Union Executive
1984 - Attended International Union conference, Cambridge, England
1985 - Participated in panel on "The Farm Problem," at the Council of Georgist Organization conference, St. Louis, Missouri, July
1989 - Article, "Rent and Taxes," Georgist Journal, Autumn
1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
1992 - Letter printed, Georgist Journal, Spring
Byrne,
George R. (Mrs.)
Missouri
(Kansas City)
1959 - Died, April
Byrne,
Richard W.
Missouri
(Kansas City)
195- - Became co-director of Henry George School, Kansas City
1958 - Letter printed in Henry George News, June
1962 - Elected President, Henry George School
Byrnes,
Chuck
Missouri
(Kansas City)
1977 - Invited Harry Pollard to come to promote the Interstudent program
Byron,
Augusta L.
... 1945 - Serving as recording secretary, Henry George School, Hartford, Connecticut
Byron,
Levi Franklin (Rev.)
... 1944 - Became instructor at Henry George School
Byron,
William J.
... 1984 - Economist and President, Catholic University

Quote: "The property tax is penalizing the wrong people -- the ones who make improvements intead of those who are letting buildings decay."