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A Biographical History of the Georgist Movement



“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)


UNITED
STATES
He - Hh


BROWSE BY
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE


Andorra-Argentina Australia A-L Australia M-Z
Austria Belgium-Bulgaria Canada A-L
Canada M-Z Belgium-Bulgaria Chile-China
Columbia-Cuba Denmark-Dom.Rep. Estonia-Ethiopia
Finland-France Germany-Guatemala Haiti-Hungary
India-Italy Jamaica-Japan Kenya-Korea
Malta-Norway Peru-Puerto Rico Senegal-South Africa
Spain-Switzerland Taiwan-Ukraine U.K. - A-E
U.K. - F-L U.K. - M-Q U.K. - R-Z
USA - Aa-Al USA - Am-Az USA - Ba-Be
USA - Bf-Bi USA - Bl-Bq USA - Br-Bz
USA - Ca-Cl USA - Co-Cz USA - Da-Dn
USA - Do-Dz USA - E USA - F
USA - Ga-Gi USA - Gl-Gz USA - Ha-Hd
USA - He-Hh USA - Hi-Hz USA - I
USA - J USA - K USA - La-Ln
USA - Lo-Lz USA - Ma-Mc USA - Me-Mz
USA - N USA - O USA - Pa-Pl
USA - Pm-Pz USA - Q Ra-Rh
USA - Ri-Rz USA - Sa-Sc USA - Se-Sh
USA - Si-So USA - Sp-Sz USA - T
USA - U-V USA - Wa-Wh USA = Wi-Wz
USA - Y-Z Uruguay-Zambia

United States
Name Place(s) of Residence Comments
Healy,
C.
California
(San Diego)
  • 1984 - Attended International Union conference, Cambridge, England
Healy,
P.J.
California
(San Francisco)
  • 1837 - Born, Ireland; family tried to migrated to the United States after famine of 1848-49 (parents died onboard of fever)
  • 1950s - Migrated to the United States (New York), then moved to California where he opened a used book store
  • 1870s - Became a friend of Henry George and his book store became a meeting place for Single Taxers
  • 1928 - Died, 30 may (age 91)
Heath,
B.S.
...
  • 1887 - Serving as Chair, Single Tax Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, February
Heath,
Marie Holm
District of Columbia
  • Wife of William Spencer Heath)
  • 19-- - Serving as Secretary to Carrie Chapman Catt
  • 1935 - Serving as President, Women's Single Tax Club of the District of Columbia
  • 1941 - Died
Heath,
Spencer
Maryland
(Elkridge)
  • 1876 - Born
  • 1890s - First became attracted to Henry George's writings
  • 1897 - Serving as Recording Secretary, Chicago Single Tax Club
  • 1899 - Serving as President, Chicago Single Tax Club
  • 1929 - Residing ini Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1931 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Baltimore
  • 1934 - Began correspondence with several Georgists, lasting until at least 1941
  • 1935 - Began teaching at the Henry George School, New York
  • 1936 - Conducting classes in parliamentary procedure at the Henry George School, began in April
  • 1936 - Met with leading New York Georgists to discuss Henry George's theories
  • 1936 - Teaching Henry George classes at the Henry George School, New York
  • 1936 - Monograph, "Politics vs Proprietorship" published
  • 1936 - Paper, Politics Versus Proprietorship, published
  • 1939 - Pamphlet, Private Property in Land Explained, published
  • 1939 - Address, before Society for Long Island Georgists, Queens Village, L.I., 26 May
  • 1939 - Article, "Property in Land Explained," The Freeman
  • 1940 - Address, "the Science of Society," at Dinner-Talk Fest, Jamaica, L.I., 18 May
  • 1940 - Attended Henry George Foundation of America congress, Washington, DC; 25-27 September
  • 1955 - Photograph
  • 1957 - Book, Citadel, Market and Altar, published
  • 1963 - Died 19-- - Reminiscence, by Alvin Lowi, Jr.
Heavey,
Jerome F.
Pennsylvania
(Easton)
  • Professor of Economics, Lafayette College
  • 1963 - Entered military service (served thru 1965)
  • 1970 - Earned B.S., English, St. Joseph's University
  • 1971 - Earned M.A., Economics, Penn State University
  • 1973 - Appointed Prof. of Economics, Lafayette College
  • 1976 - Earned Ph.D., Economics, Penn State University
  • 1989 - Paper, "Comparative Advantage and Colonial Land Policy," presented at the Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1991 - Hosted first Henry George conference, June 13-14
  • 1993 - Participated in panels: (1) Influence of Henry George and his Movement; (2) Reform in Process Worldwide - Ireland -- Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Los Angeles, CA, 24 July
Hebard,
George
California
(Hollywood)
  • 1930 - Died
Hecht,
Charles
...
  • 1856 - Born, Germany
  • 1860 - Migrated to the United States from Germany
  • 1886 - Actively involved in Henry George's mayoral campaign
  • 1934 - Article, E. Haldeman-Julius: A Confused Economist, Land and Freedom, March-April
Hecker,
Fred W.
Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh)
  • 1938 - Organized Henry George class in the Fall
Hect,
Charles
New Jersey
(Lakewood)
  • 1915 - Erected a sign at a prominent intersection, as follows: "If I employ labor and improve this lot the tax assessor will punish me with a high tax. If I leave the lot as it is, I do not employ labor and the tax assessor encourages me with a lower tax."
Hehner,
Cay
Germany
New York
(New York)
  • 1956 - Born, 16 May
  • 199- - Instructor, Henry George School
  • 1993 - Article, "Henry George: Inspiration for Truth-Seekers," Henry George News, September-October
  • 2005 - Article, A Remembrance of Irving Kass, Henry George News, January-April
  • 2005 - Article, Monopoly Globalization, Henry George News, January-April
  • 2005 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
  • 2005 - Photograph, at Arden, Delaware
  • 2005 - Address, Realizing Utopia or Sundry Reflections on the Future of Georgism, presented at the Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Philadelphia, PA, 6 August. Reprinted in GroundSwell, September-October
  • 2006 - Address, "Henry George and Karl Marx, Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Evanston, IL, 21 July
  • 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July
  • 2007 - Photograph
  • 2008 - Article, Sun Yat-Sen: Clandestine Georgist
  • 2008 - Interview, 30 December, by Harold Channer in New York City
  • 2009 - Elected to the board of the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, May
  • 2009 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 2009 - Bruce Oatman, A Remembrance, GroundSwell, July-August
  • 2009 - Address, The End of Capitalism as We Know It, Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Cleveland, OH, 7 August. GroundSwell, September-October
  • 2009 - Paper, David Hume's Conception of Money, delivered at the conference of the Council of Georgist Organizations, Cleveland, Ohio; 5 August
  • 2010 - Participated in panel, "Seeking Clarity on Economic Terms," Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Albany, NY, 15 July
  • 2010 - Participated in a debate, "Was Henry George Old School or New Age? with Lindy Davies, Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Albany, NY, 15 July
  • 2010 - Address, Emerson: The Iconoclastic Spontaneist and Proto-Georgist Economist, delivered at the Henry George School and Birthplace, Philadelphia, PA, 25 September
  • 2011 - Address, "21st Century Economics: Beyond Market Fundamentalism and State Intervention," delivered at the conference of the Council of Georgist Organizations, Bloomington, Minnesota; 2-6 August
Heidenreich,
H.L.
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • 1960 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Detroit, MI
Heim,
W.A.
Alabama
(Fairhope)
  • 1994 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Fairhope, Alabama
Heins,
A. James
Illinois
(Urbana)
Heller,
Meta
Washington
(Olympia)
  • 1991 - Article, "LVT Prospects in Washington State," Land & Liberty, May-June
  • 1994 - Member, Washington State Georgist Association
  • 1994 - Candidate for Washington State Senate
  • 1997 - Review of book, The Case Against the Global Economy and For a Turn toward the Local, by Jerry Mander and Edward Goldsmith, editors, Sierra Books, (1996)
  • 2000 - Candidate for governor
  • 2008 - Died, 22 May
Hellick,
George F.
Pennsylvania
(Easton)
  • Headed National Decentralist Institute
  • 1955 - Died, 11 September
Hellick,
J.T.
Pennsylvania
  • 1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark
Hellikainen,
Harold
...
  • 1996 - Article, "The Fairness of Spectrum Leases?" Groundswell, March-April
Hellman,
Rhoda
New York
(New York)
  • 1953 - Letter, Henry George News, December
  • 1959 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 1959 - Paper on socially-created values delivered at Henry George School conference, Rutgers Univ.
  • 1965 - Address, "George Bernard Shaw and Henry George," delivered at Henry George School, NY
  • 1965 - Article, Henry George and George Bernard Shaw's Conversion to Socialism, Henry George News, November
  • 1967 - Attended Henry George School conference, Montreal, Quebec, July
  • 1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
  • 1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
  • 1980 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, New York, NY
  • 1987 - Book, Henry George Reconsidered, published (reviewed by Robert Clancy, Georgist Journal, Autumn)
  • 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1994 - Died, November
Hellyer,
Henry A.C.
New Jersey
(Tenafly)
  • 1937 - Teaching Henry George course in Tenafly; location not indicated
  • 1941 - Teaching Principles of International Trade at Tenafly High School
  • 1943 - Article, Is the Single Tax Practical? The Freeman, January
  • 1952 - Died, November; age 85
Heme,
(Mr.)
Massachusetts
(Dorchester)
  • 1890 - Active in single tax movement
Hemingway,
C.B.
District of Columbia
  • 1890 - Attended National Conference of Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York City, September
    1918 - Letter, Everyman, January, in which he wrote: "Keep up your fight; do your best to win. Your appeal is good, and is the best propaganda ever uttered; a proposal for action along a definite line, instead of a mere argument. The one thing needed now is Action."
Hemming, O.D. Arkansas
(Little Rock)
  • 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Little Rock Single Tax Club
Henderson,
Alfred H.
Ohio
(Cincinnati)
  • 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Cincinnati Single Tax Club
Henderson,
Randall
California
(Palm Desert)
  • 1961 - Letter, Henry George News, June
Henderson,
Thomas (Jr.)
New York
(New York)
  • 1982 - Attended annual Georgist Conference, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA, 16-19 July
Hendricks,
Charles E.
California
(San Diego)
  • 1958 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
    1961 - Elected Treasurer, Henry George School
Hening,
Alfred
New Jersey
(Weehawkeen)
  • 19-- - Born, New York; family then moved to northern Connecticut
  • 19-- - Graduated, Rutgers University (Accounting)
  • 1949 - Enrolled in Henry George School, New Jersey
  • 1952 - Became instructor at Henry George School (thru 1955)
  • 1959 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Hennessy,
Charles O'Connor
New Jersey
New York
(New York)
  • 1860 - Born (Waterford, Ireland)
  • 1869 - Family migrated to the United States
  • 1880s - Met Henry George while city editor of the New York Daily News
  • 1888 - Serving as President, Franklin Society for Home Building and Savings (to 1934)
  • 1897 - Member, Executive Committee, Thomas Jefferson Democracy and Henry George's final campaign for Mayor of New York City
  • 1916 - Serving in New Jersey Senate, from Bergen County
  • 1926 - Trustee, President, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
  • 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
  • 1926 - Attended International Conference, Copenhagen; delivered inaugural address
  • 1926 - Address, The Road To Peace, at International Conference on Land Value Taxation, Copenhagen, Denmark, July
  • 1926 - Speech, Georgist Influence on Woodrow Wilson, at Dinner honoring hennessy and Anna George DeMille, Hotel Belmont, New York, 28 October, Land and Freedom, November-December
  • 1927 - Elected President, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
  • 1927 - Address, "The Interdependence of the Economic Causes of War and of Industrial Depression," to the International Conference of the League of Nations, held at Geneva, May, on behalf of the International Union
  • 1927 - Address, Statesmanship Without A Philosophy, delivered at the Congress of the Henry George Foundation of America, 3 September
  • 1927 - Elected President, International Union for Land Value Taxation and Free Trade
  • 1929 - Reelected President, International Union
  • 1929 - Address, How We Georgists see the State of the World, delivered at the 4th International conference on Land Value Taxation and Free Trade, Edinburgh, Scotland, 29 July
  • 1929 - Address, The Social Ills Identified by Henry George Remain After Fifty Years
  • 1934 - Article, A Remembrance of Oscar Geiger, Land and Freedom, July-August
  • 1934 - Review of the book, One Hundred Years of Land Values in Chicago, by Homer Hoyt, Land and Freedom, September-October
  • 1934 - Attended Henry George Congress, New York, NY; September
  • 1936 - Attended International Union conference, London; serving as President
  • 1936 - Article, This Discontented World, Land and Freedom, September-October
  • 1936 - Died, December (age 76) in New York City
  • 1945 - Essay, "Dark Days in England," Land and Freedom, October [date needs to be confirmed]
Henniges,
Albert
Illinois
(Peoria)
  • 1936 - Serving as Secretary, Henry George School extension
Henningsen,
Herbert von
...
  • 1941 - Attended Henry George School convention, New York, NY; 9-11 July
Henry,
Alice
Illinois
(Chicago)
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
HENRY GEORGE BIRTHPLACE
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • 1989 - Photograph, during the International Union/Council of Georgist Organizations joint conference. Left to right: Agnes De Mille; George Collins; Jack Schwartzman; Phil Finkelstein; Wiley Young (rear)
HENRY GEORGE CLUB New York
(New York)
  • 1886 - Organized throughout New York City during Henry George's campaign for mayor, for the purpose of gaining public support for the Single Tax solutin to the land question. The leading group was the Henry George Bohemian Club`
HENRY GEORGE CLUB Pennsylvania
(New Castle)
  • 1938 - Formed by around fifty people who completed the Henry George course, with Charles W. Means, President
HENRY GEORGE CLUB Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • 1884 - Formed by Frank Stephens, A.H. Stephenson, A.N. Chandler, R.L. Atkinson and Will Atkinson
  • 1886 - Meeting held at Broad and Filbert Streets. Membership included several "newspapermen and many leading merchants and manufacturers...". Headquarters was located at 1018 Chestnut Street (E.M. Chandler, President)
HENRY GEORGE CLUB
Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh)
  • 1927 - Meetings held Fridays at noon, Club Room, No.1, of the Chamber of Commerce
  • 1936 - Membership increased to 200 after William J. McNair was elected Mayor of Pittsburgh, then nearly disbanded when McNair stepped down. McNair stopped attending Henry George Club meetings. Old-time members began to return and membership stabilized at 20-25; Pittsburgh Press, 27 November
  • 1937 - Rival groups fought for control of the Henry George Club, between supporters of former Mayor McNair and current Mayor Scully
HENRY GEORGE FELLOWSHIP
Connecticut
(Hartford)
  • 19-- Established [no detail provided]
HENRY GEORGE FELLOWSHIP
New York
(New York)
  • 1936 - Published, The New Standard; founded 6 May
  • 1937 - Organized into federated chapters with a total membership of 3,000
  • 1938 - National conference held, New York, NY; 3-4 July; Nathan Hillman elected President
HENRY GEORGE FELLOWSHIP NEWS ...
  • 1935 - Editorial office located at 7 Dearborn, Chicago; Editorial board: James Ashenhurst, Sam Levin, Henry Tideman, Nathan Hillman (President)

HENRY GEORGE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
  • 1926 - Founded (1306 Berger Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
  • 1927 - Purchased Henry George birthplace, January
  • 1931 - Announced a new plan under which "education and political action shall go hand in hand."
  • 1951 - Located at 417 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA; Charles R. Eckert, President
  • 1951 - Excerpt, Victory! Pennsylvania Governor Signs Optimal Graded Tax Act, Foundation News, August
  • 1969 - Began publishing Equal Rights
  • 1986 - Moved to Columbia, Maryland from Indiana, Pa., Steven Cord, President and Director
  • 200x - Moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Josh Vincent, Director
HENRY GEORGE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA CONGRESSES
  • 1926 - Philadelphia
  • 1927 - New York, New York, 12-14 September (Hotel Pennsylvania)
  • 1928 - Chicago, Illinois, 10-12 September (The Congress Hotel)
  • 1929 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (William Penn Hotel)
  • 1930 - San Francisco, California
  • 1931 - Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1932 - Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1933 - Chicago, Illinois
  • 1934 - Chicago, Illinois
  • 1935 - New York, New York
  • 1936 - Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1937 - Detroit, Michigan (October)
  • 1938 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 1938 - Conference Photograph
  • 1939 - New York, New York
  • 1940 - Washington, DC
  • 1941 - Chicago, Illinois (29 September - 1 October)
  • 1942 - No conference held due to war-time difficulties
  • 1943 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (28 August)
  • 1949 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 16-17 September (Benjamin Franklin Hotel)
  • 1950 - No conference held
  • 1951 - New York, New York; Park Sheraton Hotel; 5-6 October
  • 1951 - Conference Story
  • 1951 - Conference Program cover
  • 1952 - No conference held
  • 1953 - No conference held
  • 1954 - No conference held
  • 1955 - No conference held
  • 1956 - No conference held
  • 1957 - No conference held
  • 1958 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Program Information
  • 1962 -
  • 1974 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1975 - Bryn Mawr, Pennsylania (Harcum Jr. College)
  • 1976 - Evanston, Illinois (Kendall College)
HENRY GEORGE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA NEWS
...
HENRY GEORGE HERALD
...
  • 1950s - Published by Henry George School, Los Angeles, CA
HENRY GEORGE INSTITUTE ...
  • 1971 - Founded, with an office at 55 W. 42nd Street; Robert Clancy, President
  • 1980 - Moved to 5 E. 44th Streeet (with Henry George School)
  • 1988 - Moved to 121 E. 30th Street (with Henry George School)
  • 199x - Lindy Davies appointed Program Director
HENRY GEORGE INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND ...
  • 1941 - Established as a trust to raise funds for the Henry George School extension
  • 1942 - Purchased a building at 90 Beacon Street, Boston
HENRY GEORGE INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK
New York
  • 1945 - Established and offering classes in Fundamental Economics, International Trade and American History
HENRY GEORGE LEAGUE
New Jersey
  • 1932 - Established
HENRY GEORGE LECTURE ASSOCIATION
...
HENRY GEORGE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
...
  • 1918 - Established by the New York Single Tax Party with classes at the New York headquarters conducted by Frank Chodorov with material created by Norman C.B. Fowles
HENRY GEORGE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
ALABAMA
(Fairhope)
  • 1936 - First class in fundamental economics completed, R.L. Rockwell, instructor
  • 1958 - Founded; located at 240 Fairhope Ave.
  • 1965 - Claude Arnold takes over as extension director from Bruce Evans, Jr.
ARIZONA
(Jerome)
  • 1936 - First extension class started by Frank E. Jordan
CALIFORNIA
(East Bay)
  • 1955 - Founded; located at 2807 Ellsworth St., Berkeley
CALIFORNIA
(Los Angeles)
  • 1943 - Founded; located at 577 N. Vermont Ave.
  • 1955 - Launched a weekly radio program, "Events and You"; began with interview of Agnes de Mille, 21 January; hosted by William B. Truehart
  • 1956 - Moved to 577 N. Vermont Avenue
  • 1965 - Harry Pollard, Director; Raymond J. Kornfled, President
  • 1967 - Located at 577 N. Vermont Avenue; Harry Pollard, Director
CALIFORNIA
(Marin County)
CALIFORNIA
(Sacramento)
  • 1955 - Founded; no physical headquarters
CALIFORNIA
(San Diego)
  • 1935 - Founded; located at 1536 7th Ave.
  • 1965 - Col. A. V. Gerard, President
  • 1965 - Location: 3627 30th Street; Roy A. Davidson, Director
  • 196- - Reorganized as Basic Economic Education, Inc., located at 5111 College Avenue
CALIFORNIA
(San Francisco)
  • 1949 - Founded; located at 46 Kearny St.
  • 1967 - Location: 833 Market Street; Robert Tideman, Executive Secretary
  • 1970s - Located at 833 Market Street
CALIFORNIA
(Santa Ana)
  • 1936 - Ben E. Traver, instructor
COLORADO
(Denver)
  • 1936 - Fundamental economics course started by Nancy B. Irving Miller
  • 1955 - Founded; no physical headquarters
CONNECTICUT
(Hartford)
  • 1936 - Founded; 252 Asylum St.
  • 1940 - Moved to 18 Asylum Street; Ann C. Martin, extension secretary
  • 19-- - Moved to 87 W. Mohawk Drive, West Hartford
  • 1965 - Location: 87 W. Mohawk Drive; Mrs. Natahn Hillman, Director
  • 1967 - Closed down
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  • 1962 - Founded; 9019 Spring Hill Lane
  • 1965 - Location: 9019 Spring Hill Lane; L.E. Bottens, Director
FLORIDA
(Miami)
  • 1962 - Founded, located at 215 N.W. 79th Street
  • 1966 - Moved to 210 Palm Avenue, Palm Island
  • 1967 - Location: 210 Plam Avenue; Raymond Abrams, Director
  • 1968 - Location: 118 W. 2nd Court, Hibiscus Island, Miami Beach
FLORIDA
(Tampa)
  • 1956 - Founded; no physical headquarters
ILLINOIS [Website]
(Chicago)
  • 1934 - Founded; located at 236 N. Clark St.
  • 1934 - First class taught by Henry L. Tideman
  • 19-- Moved to 4027 N. Francisco Avenue
  • 1937 - Moved to 180 W. Washington Street, 1 February
  • 1938 - Moved to 139 N. Clark Street, Suite 1208, City Hall Square Building, from 180 W. Washington Street, 1 February
  • 1938 - Moved to 4536 N. Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, September
  • 1939 - Moved to Room 1208, 139 N. Clark Street
  • 1939 - Commencement held at LaSalle Hotel; 157 graduates of 17 classes
  • 1940 - Moved to 64 W. Randolph Street (Garrick Building), May; which doubled the space of the former headquarters
  • 1940 - Promotional film produced by Leonard K. Nitz, W. Russell Becker, P.C. Farris and Sam Levin
  • 1941 - Commencement exercises held at 17 No. State Street. Honorable William H. McNair and Anna George DeMille participated as speakers
  • 1942 - Moved to W. Jackson Boulevard (leasing space form Northwestern University), Chicago, 1 May
  • 1948 - High point reached with 100 classes taught in Chicago area
  • 1950-88 - Program fell off and was discontinued
  • 1954 - Photograph from the annual Commerce and Industry luncheon
  • 1962 - Name changed to Institute for Economic Inquiry by John Monroe
  • 1965 - Edwin Hamilton, President
  • 1965 - Location: 4027 N. Francisco Avenue; George Menninger, Director
  • 1968 - Mina Olson, Executive Secretary
  • 1970 - Independently incorporated
  • 1979 - Sam Venturella appointed director
  • 1990 - Bequest received and school moved to 1772 W. Greenleaf Avenue
  • 1991 - Moved to 4536 N. Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, September
  • 1992 - Moved to 1772 W. Greenleaf Avenue, Chicago
  • 199- - Moved to 417 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago
  • 199x - Chuck Metalitz appointed Director
  • 2006 - Moved to 28 East Jackson Street, Suite 1004, Chicago
MASSACHUSETTS
(Boston)
  • 1935 - Founded; 294 Washington St.
  • 1941 - Moved to Room 102, 89 State Street; Harold J. Power, extension secretary
  • 1947 - Incorporated
  • 1965- - Moved to 185 Devonshire Street; Mitchell S. Lurio, Director
  • 1968 - Location: 120 Boylston Street
  • 1971 - Moved to Brookline
  • 1984 - Moved to 21 Unity Court
  • 198- - Moved to 114 Ames Street, Sharon, Masschusetts; Ernest Kahn, Director
MICHIGAN
(Grand Rapids)
  • 1944 - Founded; located at 1801 Breton Road, S.E.
MICHIGAN
(Detroit)
  • 1950 - Founded; located at 920 Ford building
  • 1965 - Moved to 4134 W. Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak; becomes Michigan extension; Robert D. Benton, Director
MISSOURI
(Hannibal)
  • 1936 - Class taught by Charles A. Green
MISSOURI
(Kansas City)
  • 1936 - Headquarters established, Hall Building, 828 Walnust Street; Edward White, Pastor of the Third Liberal Church of Kansas as extension secretary
  • 1938 - Founded: located at 3214 Broadway
  • 1939 - Moved to 818 Olive St.
  • 19-- - Moved to 1510 Admiral Boulevard
  • 1965 - Robert Berveiler, Director; Richard Byrne, Preesident
  • 1967 - Location: 3214 Broadway; Robert Berveiler, Director
MISSOURI
(St. Louis)
  • 1939 - Established by Noah Alper and others
  • 1955 - Photograph of both at American Economics Association conference
  • 1965 - Location: 818 Olive Street; Loral D. Swofford, Director
MONTANA
(Great Falls)
  • 1955 - Founded; courses taught at Business College
NEW JERSEY
(Newark)
  • 1935 - Founded by Elizabeth E. Bowen and George L. Rusby; 78 Clinton Ave.
  • 1946 - Relocated to 1114 Broad Street, Newark, 26 October
  • 1956 - Monthly news organ, The Gargoyle, initiated
  • 1959 - Photograph of 78 Clinton Avenue building
  • 1965 - Dr. Geoffrey W. Esty, President
  • 1968 - Moved from Newark to So. Washington, East Orange; John T. Tetley, Director
NEW YORK
(Albany)
  • 1970 - Emanuel Cooper, Director; located at 22 N. Allen Street
NEW YORK
(Long Island)
  • 1967 - Founded; no physical headquarters
NEW YORK
(Manhattan)
  • 1932 - Founded
  • 1932 - First home at 211 W. 79th Street; included office, library and one classroom
  • 1932 - Classes moved from the Youth House to the Pythian Temple, 135 W. 70th Street. Classes averaging 50 people
  • 1932 - Advisory Committee meeting held at Halz's restaurant, Woolworth Bulding, 15 April. John Dewey elected honorary president. Frederic C. Howe elected chairman of the Advisory Committee
  • 1933 - Planned to move to 252 West 72nd Street, the first "permanent" headquarters; city did not approve the building and the school had to look elsewhere. Location chosen was 211 W. 79th Street
  • 1933 - First commencement exercises held on grounds of Mahwah River Yacht Club, Suffern, New York, 24 June. Hosted by Walter Fairchild
  • 1938 - Moved to 50 E. 69th Street
  • 1937 - Granted absolute charter by the Board of Regents of the State of New York, 31 July
  • 1937 - Frank Chodorov appointed Director
  • 1938 - News story, Georgism Revival, Time, Magazine, 22 August (available only to subscribers)
  • 1945 - Alumni organization formed, with Leonard Scheinberg as President
  • 1949 - Photograph of the building at Thirty East 29th Street
  • 1963 - Annual banquet held, Henry Hudson Hotel, 8 May
  • 1942 - Margaret E. Bateman appointed director
  • 1946 - Margaret E. Bateman steps down as director, succeeded by Robert Clancy
  • 1948 - Annual banquet held, 23 June; 250 attendees
  • 1960 - Photograph of the school's headquarters, 50 E. 69th Street
  • 1961 - Film, "Life at the Henry George School," produced (shown at the Henry George School of New Jersey on 10 April)
  • 1962 - Annual banquet held, Gov. Clinton Hotel, 21 June
  • 1965 - Joseph S. Thompson, President
  • 1966 - Photograph - 50 East 69th Street
  • 1966 - The board considered acquiring an adjacent property for $300,000 as a preliminary step toward creation of an "academic program." January
  • 1966 - Above proposal was under evaluation by Professor A.M. Woodruff, who chaired a Lincoln Foundation committee considering the matter, February
  • 1966 - Letter was received from David Lincoln advising against the contemplated property acquisition (April)
  • 1966 - The Lincoln Foundation initiates an evaluation of the school's adult education program (June)
  • 1967 - A request was received from Raymond Moley of the Lincoln Foundation for detailed information on school activities (March)
  • 1968 - Arnold Weinstein met in Phoenix with David Lincoln (February)
  • 1969 - Quote from an internal memorandum: "Mr. Weinstein reported on his conversation with Dr. A.M. Woodruff and Dr. Raymond Moley regarding a proposal for the accreditation of a course for state certification of social studies teachers and an accredited course for high school seniors. Both ideas were endorsed in principle by Dr. Woodruff and Dr. Moley and will be explored further with them."
  • 1970 - A study supported by the Lincoln Foundation and prepared by William Truehart, Report on a Synthesis of Views for Upgrading the Educational Activities of the Henry George School of Social Science, received by the board (October)
  • 1971 - Funding by the Linoln Foundation for 1971-72 reduced from $200,000 to $100,000 (despite the increased costs of programs initiated at the request of the Lincoln Foundation) and all funding to end thereafter
  • 1971 - The School's correspondence courses were eliminated and the Boston extension was to be closed down (June)
  • 1972 - A letter written by Dorothy Sara to George Collins concerning the situation at the school. A second letter followed
  • 1973 - Funding curtailed for most branches due to withdrawal of support by the Lincoln Foundation
  • 197- - Philip Finkelstein appointed director
  • 1981 - Moved to 5 E. 44th Street
  • 1988 - Moved to 121 East 30th Street
  • 1989 - George L. Collins appointed director
  • 1989 - Photograph of the Board of Trustees (Back row: George Collins, Richard Barbuto, Ed Dodson, Steve Cord, Stan Rubenstein, Oscar Johannsen, William Davidson, Matthew Ossias; Sitting: Felice Gruskin, Sydney Mayers, Connie Weinstein, Si Winters, Freida Ossias, Lancaster Greene)
  • 199- - Tom Smith appointed director
  • 2000 - Michael Curtis appointed director
  • 2004 - Cay Hehner appointed director
NEW YORK
(Syracuse)
  • 1961 - Founded; located at 307 Hawley Avenue
  • 1965 - Emanuel Choper, Director
  • 196- - Moved to 514 Walnut Avenue
OHIO
(Cleveland)
  • 1945 - Founded; located at 714 Williamson Building
  • 1965 - Location: 1657 Wyandotte Avenue, Lakewood; Ivan Dailey, Director
  • 1967 - Closed down
OHIO
(Dayton)
  • 1936 - Classes taught by Walter J.H. Schutz
OREGON
(Portland)
  • 1959 - Founded
  • 196- - Headquarters established, 203 N.E. 113th Street
  • 1965 - Location: 203 N.E. 113th Avenue; Erick S. Hansch, Director
PENNSYLVANIA
(Philadelphia)
  • 1839 - Photograph of building
  • 1904 - Newspaper article, "To Save Birthplace of Henry George," 30 August; with leadership from a Dr. Martin, the building was purchased by the Historical Society to b e converted into a museum on Henry George
  • 1926 - Building purchased by Henry George Foundation of America
  • 1935 - Founded
  • 1935 - Certificate of Completion issued to C. James Street, 10 December
  • 1940 - Semi-annual commencement held, Social Service Building, 311 S. Juniper Street; 4 January
  • 193- - Julian Hickok appointed extension diretor
  • 1941 - Organized as a trust, April; Julian P. Hickok, President
  • 194- - Joseph Stockman appointed director
  • 1947 - Moved from Joseph Stockman's residence to space in the business district
  • 1957 - Birthplace of Henry George acquired; 412 S. 10th Street
  • 196- - George L. Collins appointed extension director
  • 1965 - Julian Hickok, Chairman, Advisory Board
  • 1967 - Article, The Prophet, by Charles MacNamara, on Henry George and the Henry George School; Philadelphia Magazine, October
  • 1979 - Photograph, at the entrance of the Henry George birthplace, 15 September. Includes (left to right): Lancaster M. Greene, Agnes DeMille, George Collins, Jack Schwartzman, Phil Finkelstei, Wylie Young, William Coyne
  • 1980 - Photograph of the building
  • 1980 - Article, History of Henry George and the Henry George School in Philadelphia
  • 1989 - Birthplace renovated
  • 1989 - Michael Curtis appointed extension director
  • 1989 - Photograph of Birthplace building
  • 199- - Ken Ford appointed extension director
  • 2004 - Dan Sullivan appointed extension director
  • 2005 - Richard Biddle appointed extension director
  • 2005 - Photographs from a field trip to Arden, Delaware, April:
    ...1. C. Hehner, M. Curtis, B. Oatman, E. Dodson, R. Biddle
    ...2. R. Biddle, B. DeNegris, E. Dodson, D. Dodson, et al.
    ...3. M. Curtis, B. Oatman, I. O'Connor, C. Hehner, et al.
    ...4. L. Cipolloni, R. Biddle
PENNSYLVANIA
(Pittsburgh)
  • 1930s Photograph of Henry George School automobile (son of William McNair standing with the vehicle)
  • 1934 - Founding of the school announced in the Pittsburgh Press, 30 December. Richard E. House, as instructor. Classes to be held in University of Pittburgh, downtown branch, Chamber of Commerce building
  • 1935 - First class held 4 January; sixty students enrolled; held at the downtown location of the University of Pittsburgh (Chamber of Commerce Bulding)
  • 1936 - Office established at 534 Bakewell Building
  • 1936 - Richard E. Howe, Secretary; visited New York to obtain 200 copies of Progress and Poverty from the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
  • 1965 - Location: 710 Bakewell Building; Samuel M. Rex, Director
  • 1967 - Location: 404 Magee Building
PENNSYLVANIA
(Somerset)
  • 1936 - Fundamental economics class organized by Fred Walker
PUERTO RICO
(Puerto Nuevo)
  • 1960 - Established
  • 1965 - Location: Calle 10 N.e., 1164, Puerto Nuevo; Dr. Edwin Rios Maldonado, Director
  • 1968 - Location: Calle William Jones 557, Santura
HENRY GEORGE SCHOOLS CONFERENCES
  • 1936 - Suffern, New York, Mahwah River Yacht Club; 20 June
  • 1941 - First International Conference, New York, NY, 9-12 July (200 delegates attended)
  • 1946 - Chicago, Illinois
  • 1947 - Henry George School rally held in New York, NY, in tribute to Henry George's last surviving offspring, Anna George de Mille, who died earlier that year. Over 1,000 peole attended
  • 1948 - Chicago, 23-25 July (Sheraton Hotel)
  • 1949 - New York, New York; 22-24 July
  • 1950 - St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1950 - Photograph of conference attendees
  • 1952 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada; July
  • 1943 - Boston, Massachusetts; Hotel Vendome; 2-4 July
  • 1953 - Toledo, Ohio, August
  • 1953 - Article, Action On Single-Tax Plan Far Away, Georgist Concedes, by Harvey S. Ford, 16 August
  • 1953 - Photograph of Joseph Stockman, Robert Clancy and Verlin Gordon
  • 1955 - Berea, OH (Baldwin-Wallace College), July
  • 1955 - Conference photograph
  • 1955 - Address, Man's Relation to the Land is Basic, at the Henry George School conference
  • 1955 - New York, New York (East Coast Conference); 30 April - 1 May
  • 1956 - Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (Harcum Junior College); 4-8 July
  • 1957 - Spring Valley, New York
  • 1957 - New York, New York and Staten Island (Wagner College); 6-12 July
  • 1958 - San Diego, CA (Lafayette Hotel)
  • 1959 - New Brunswick, NJ (Rutgers University)
  • 1959 - Photograph of school directors
    BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: Arleigh Chute, Robert Tideman and Joseph Stockman.
    SECOND ROW: Howard farkas (standing in for M.S. Lurio), Harry Pollard, Robert Berveiler and John T. Tetley.
    FRONT ROW: William Truehart, Raymond McNally, Robert Benton and Robert Clancy (left). Glenn E. Hoover, Geoffrey W. Esty and Miss V.G. Peterson at New Jersey Headquarters, Newark (right)
    .
  • 1959 - Photograph of Messrs. Hoover, Esty and Peterson at conference
  • 1960 - Detroit, MI (Pick-Fort Shelby Hotel); jointly with Henry George Foundation
  • 1961 - Hartford, Connecticut
  • 1962 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 1962 - Pittsburgh, PA (Chatham College)
  • 1963 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada (University of Toronto); 3-7 July
  • 1964 - New York, New York, 31 August to 5 September; jointly with International Union
  • 1965 - Report, Henry George School conference, to teachers and extension directors, August
  • 1965 - Pacific Grove, California; Report on Conference, reprinted from the Henry George News
  • 1966 - St. Louis, Missouri (Sheraton-Jefferson Hotel)
  • 1967 - Montreal, Quebec (College Jean de Breheuf); 26-30 July 1967 - Report on Conference, reprinted from the Henry George News
  • 1968 - Miami Beach, FL (Hotel Barcelona)
  • 1969 - Chicago, IL (Sheraton Hotel)
  • 1970 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada; 7-12 July
  • 1971 - San Francisco, California, 7-11 July
  • 1972 - San Francisco, California
  • 1973 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York University)
  • 1973 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada, "Conference on the Property Tax," jointly with the Schools of Economic Science; 4-7 July
  • 1974 - Goleta, California (Francisco Torres Conference Center) -- the "First Conference of Inquiry into Social Problems"; 9-14 July
  • 1974 - Report on the annual conference, Henry George News, Fall
HENRY GEORGE STANDARD California
(San Francisco)
  • 1920s - Served as the organ of The Great Adventure League and The Single Tax League
HENRY GEORGE TRACT SOCIETY New York
(Endwell)
  • 1906 - Founded (Bronx, New York)
  • 1910 - Relocated to Endwell, founded The Single Tax News, later changed to The New Abolition in 1915
  • 1939 - C. LaBaron goeller, serving as Editor-Manager
HENRY GEORGE UNIVERSITY
Florida
(Miami)
HENRY GEORGE WOMAN'S CLUB OF CHICAGO
Illinois
(Chicago)
  • 1949 - Located at 236 North Clark Street, Chicago
Henry,
John M.
Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh)
  • Profession: Attorney (became U.S. District Attorney)
  • 1920 - Single Taxer
  • 1927 - Address, "American Idealism," at Oil City Lions Club, 24 May
  • 1927 - Address, "What Is The Single Tax?" to Ravenna, Ohio Lions Club, 31 May
  • 1929 - Attended Henry George Foundation of America Congress, Pittsburgh; September
  • 1930 - Address, "How Poverty Destroys Civilization," at Ingram Institute, San Diego, Ca
  • 1930 - Presentation, "How Poverty Destroys Civilization," at Henry George Congress, San Francisco; September
Henry,
Sarah
...
  • 1997 - Paper, "Direct Democracy and the Politics of the Single Tax in the Progressive Era," at the International Conference on Henry George, Cooper Union, New York, NY, 1 November
Hensen,
Clarence C.
Louisiana
(New Orleans)
  • 1915 - Serving as Secretary-Treasurer, Louisiana Single Tax League
Hensen,
J.H.
Michigan
(Grand Rapids)
  • 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
Hensen,
Klaus L.
Wisconsin
(Milwuakee)
  • 1953 - Address, "The Law of Human Progress," delivered
  • 1953 - Article, "Visibility: Clear -- For Georgists," Henry George News, June; reprint of a letter written to Secretary of Defense, Charles E. Wilson
Hepler,
Cecil
Michigan
(Detroit)
  • 1960 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Detroit, MI
Herm,
Bertha C.S.
Illinois
(Chicago)
  • 1949 - Member, Henry George Woman's Club
Herman,
Gilbert
New York
(New York)
Connecticut
(Stamford)
  • 1963 - Appointed librarian, Henry George School
  • 1980 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, New York, NY
  • 2002 - Vice President, Henry George Institute
  • 2005 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
  • 2006 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Evanston, IL, July
  • 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July
  • 2009 - Elected President of the board of the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
  • 2011 - Elected Vice President of the board of the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
Hermann,
J.R.
Oregon
(Portland)
  • 1870 - Born, Rowley, Iowa
  • 1886 - Moved to Chicago; took up painter's trade
  • 1890 - Entered Northwest University at Sioux City, Iowa; studied the law
  • 1891 - Introduced to Henry George's ideas to Herbert Quick
  • 19xx - Campaigned for Single Tax in Colorado, sent by the Ohio Single Tax League; then remained in Colorado
  • 1918 - Moved to Portland, Oregon, where he organized the Portland Single Tax League
  • 1921 - Leading member of the Oregon Single Tax Party
  • 1929 - Secured 1,000 names on Single Tax petition
  • 1930 - Letter, regardin his frustration to raise funds necessary to gete a Single Tax measure on the ballot. Quote: "The tide of social unrest is sweeping the world, and there is no organization seemingly to guide it into safe channels." Land and Freedom, May-June
  • 1930 - Died, 12 December
Herman,
Jno B.
Missouri
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Herman,
Joseph
Massachusetts
  • 19-- - Elected state representative
  • 1981 - Co-sponsor of LVT bill
  • 1981 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, New Hampshire
  • 1984 - Introduced LVT bill in legislature
Hermann,
J.R.
Oregon
(Portland)
  • 1918 - Serving as Field Secretary, The Great Adventure
  • 1919 - Member, Single Taxers of Oregon
  • 1930 - Paper, "Campaigning for the Single Tax in Oregon," delivered at Henry George Congress, San Francisco; September
Hermsdorf,
W.H. (Mrs.)
Illinois
(Chicago)
  • 1940 - Member, Henry George Woman's Club (at least thru 1949)
Herne,
James
California
(San Francisco)
  • Actor and playwrite
  • 1890 - Photograph
  • 1890 - Wrote play, Shore Acres, with a Georgist theme
  • 1890 - Henry George attended a presentation of Shore Acres. Comment by Charles Albro Barker (Henry George, 1955, p.593): "When he saw it, Henry George was so deeply moved even to speak tohis friends after the curtain went down. Its realism surpassed 'Margaret Flemin', he wrote the author, yet themoral truth came through."
Herr,
Joseph H.
Illinois
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Herrick,
Myron T. (Col.)
Ohio
  • 1903 - Repubican candidate for governor; denounced Henry George's theories as advocated by Tom L. Johnson as "untried Socialism."
Herrman, (Hermann?)
J.R.
Colorado
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Herron,
Leonard S.
Nebraska
(Omaha)
  • 1936 - Active Single-Taxer; editor of the State Farmers Union periodical
  • 1943 - Letter, expressing Georgist philosophy as "freedom economics," Henry George News, September
  • 1943 - Serving as editor, Nebraska Union Farmer
  • 1953 - Article, "Taxation to Encourage Doers," Henry George News, December
Hershey,
David
Illinois
(Chicago)
Hershey,
Paul
New York
(New York)
  • 1959 - Discovered bust of Henry George in used bookstore
Hetzel,
Henry (Harry) W.
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • Son of Herman V. Hetzel
  • 1896 - Began career as a teacher of mechanical drawing
  • 1915 - Member, Single Tax Party of Philadelphia
  • 1916 - Teaching course in political economy under auspices of the Organization Committee of the Single Tax Party (1403 Filbert Street)
  • 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
  • 1935 - Co-founded the Henry George School in Philadelphia with Julian P. Hickok
  • 1939 - Instructor, Henry George School
  • 1940 - Instructor, Henry George School
  • 1941 - Died, 8 February, age 69
Hetzel,
Herman V.
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • 1890s - Active in Single Tax movement
  • 1896 - Address on the "Delaware Campaign" delivered at a banquet of the Massachusetts Single Tax League, Boston, 22 Feruary
  • 1898 - Nominated for the U.S. Congress (Democratic Party)
  • 1901 - Actively speaking on behalf of the Single Tax
Hetzel,
Mary
...
  • 1943 - Attended Henry George birthday celebration, Arden, Delaware; 5 September
Hetzel,
Miriam
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • 1940 - Instructor, Henry George School
  • 1943 - Attended Henry George birthday celebration, Arden, Delaware, 5 September
Heun,
Harry
Illinois
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Heun,
Rudolph (Mrs.)
Illinois
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Heury,
William
Indiana
(Connersville)
  • 1890 - Member, Single Tax Executive Committee, Indiana Single Tax League
Heverin,
Patrick H.
Delaware
(Wilmington)
  • 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
Hewimlich,
D.T.
Illinois
(Jacksonville)
  • 1918 - Letter, Everyman, April, in which he wrote: "I don't know so much about single tax as I should, but I like your courage in standing for human rights."
Hewitt,
John H.
Indiana
(Newcastle)
  • 1920 - Served as Single Tax Presidential Elector
  • 1921 - Died
Hewitt,
William W.
...
  • 1939 - Professor of Economics, University of Cincinnati
  • 1939 - Address, at Henry George School annual dinner
Heydecker,
Edward Le Moyne
New York
(New York)
  • 1910 - Attended Single Tax Conference, New York, NY, November
  • 1914 - Died, 10 February
Heydecker,
Wayne D.
...
  • 1958 - Trustee, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
Heyl,
Gertrude
New York
(New York)
  • 1953 - Began teaching course, "Democracy vs. Socialism," at Heny George School
Heyman,
Madeleine S.
New York
(New York)
  • 1955 - Article, "Terra Cotta -- The Brown Earth," Henry George News, October
  • 1955 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
Heymann,
Seymour E.
New York
(New York)
  • 1945 - Letter, regarding free trade as condition to secure the peace, Henry George News, May
Heymann,
William
New York
(New York)
  • 1944 - Instructor, Henry George School